Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Fiji

Fiji: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 13.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
13.8%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
80th
of 194 countries
All-time high
23.7%
in 2004
All-time low
12.6%
in 2022
Years of data
26
1998–2025

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Fiji, 1998–2025

05101520251998201120251998: 19 %1999: 20.5 %2000: 21.8 %2001: 19.6 %2002: 21 %2004: 23.7 %2005: 20.3 %2006: 20.8 %2007: 23.2 %2008: 17.4 %2009: 15.9 %2011: 15.2 %2012: 16.7 %2013: 14.3 %2014: 16.2 %2015: 17.4 %2016: 15.2 %2017: 16.8 %2018: 14.9 %2019: 16.8 %2020: 16.6 %2021: 13.6 %2022: 12.6 %2023: 14.6 %2024: 14.7 %2025: 13.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Fiji recorded 13.8% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Fiji peaked at 23.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2022.

Fiji ranks 80th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.8% 19.0% 20.5% 2
2000s 20.4% 15.9% 23.7% 9
2010s 16.0% 14.3% 17.4% 9
2020s 14.3% 12.6% 16.6% 6

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 77 Rwanda 13.9% compare
  2. 78 Kuwait 13.8% compare
  3. 79 Cameroon 13.8% compare
  4. 81 Mongolia 13.8% compare
  5. 82 British Virgin Islands 13.6% compare
  6. 83 Gabon 13.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Fiji?
Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Fiji was 13.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2004.
What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2022.
How does Fiji rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
Fiji ranks 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.