Children out of school, primary in Fiji
Fiji: Children out of school, primary was 2,471 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Fiji, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary in Fiji stood at 2,471.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Fiji peaked at 13,445 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2,192, in 2016.
Fiji ranks 148th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,016 | 9,474 | 13,445 | 7 |
| 2000s | 9,116 | 5,297 | 13,056 | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,133 | 2,192 | 12,128 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2,708 | 2,471 | 2,945 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More education data for Fiji
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 110.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,295 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 113.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 390,290 (2025)
- Labor force, female 34.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Fiji?
- Children out of school, primary in Fiji was 2,471 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 13,445 in 1996.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,192 in 2016.
- How does Fiji rank for children out of school, primary?
- Fiji ranks 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.