Average years of schooling among adults in Fiji
Fiji: Average years of schooling among adults was 10.37 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Fiji, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling among adults in Fiji is 10.37 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Fiji peaked at 10.63 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.6 years, in 1990.
Fiji ranks 84th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling among adults in Fiji, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.6 years | — |
| 1991 | 6.82 years | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 7.05 years | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 7.27 years | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 7.49 years | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 7.72 years | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 7.69 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 7.83 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 7.97 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 8.11 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 8.25 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 8.39 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 8.54 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.68 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 8.82 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.96 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 9.1 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 9.24 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 9.38 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 9.52 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.66 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 9.8 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 9.94 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 10.07 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 10.21 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 10.35 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.49 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 10.63 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 10.57 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 10.5 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.44 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 10.37 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 10.37 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.37 years | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 10.37 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 10.37 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.43 years, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.46 years | 6.6 years | 8.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.89 years | 8.25 years | 9.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.22 years | 9.66 years | 10.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.39 years | 10.37 years | 10.44 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More education data for Fiji
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1227 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Fiji?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Fiji was 10.37 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 10.63 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 years in 1990.
- How does Fiji rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Fiji ranks 84th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.