Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Fiji
Fiji: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) was 450 number in 2006. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Fiji, 1974–2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 450 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2006. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Fiji peaked at 450 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 125 number, in 1979.
That places Fiji 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 324 number | — |
| 1975 | 256 number | -21.0% |
| 1977 | 163 number | -36.3% |
| 1978 | 170 number | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 125 number | -26.5% |
| 1980 | 196 number | +56.8% |
| 1981 | 217 number | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 253 number | +16.6% |
| 1984 | 255 number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 308 number | +20.8% |
| 1986 | 325 number | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 335 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 375 number | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 422 number | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 312 number | -26.1% |
| 2001 | 340 number | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 414 number | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 450 number | +8.7% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 450 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,188 number, 5% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 450 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,745 number, 6% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 207.6 number | 125 number | 324 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 269.86 number | 196 number | 335 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 398.5 number | 375 number | 422 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 379 number | 312 number | 450 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 154 French Polynesia 640 number compare
- 155 Saint Lucia 576 number compare
- 156 New Caledonia 461 number compare
- 157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 450 number compare
- 159 Belize 432 number compare
- 160 Samoa 423 number compare
More education data for Fiji
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.07 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.61 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,041 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 644 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,362 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,542 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 113,613 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 113,938 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Fiji?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Fiji was 450 number in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 450 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 125 number in 1979.
- How does Fiji rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Fiji ranks 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2006.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.