Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Fiji
Fiji: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 2,184 number in 2012. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female in Fiji, 1981–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Fiji is 2,184 number, measured in 2012.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Fiji peaked at 2,969 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,998 number, in 2011.
Fiji ranks 156th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,316 number | — |
| 1992 | 2,606 number | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 2,758 number | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 2,798 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 2,911 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 2,969 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 2,870 number | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 2,296 number | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 2,347 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 2,318 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2,292 number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,292 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,175 number | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 1,998 number | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 2,184 number | +9.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 2,184 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 9% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 2,184 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,428 number, 14% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,316 number | 2,316 number | 2,316 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 2,819 number | 2,606 number | 2,969 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 2,287 number | 2,175 number | 2,347 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,091 number | 1,998 number | 2,184 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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 primary education, female in Fiji?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Fiji was 2,184 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 2,969 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,998 number in 2011.
- How does Fiji rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Fiji ranks 156th out of 196 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.