Fiji - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Fiji was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Fiji was 121,666 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 122,008 in 1991 and a minimum value of 97,103 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 97,103
1971 100,508
1972 102,874
1973 105,659
1974 105,893
1975 104,950
1976 103,396
1977 101,986
1978 101,149
1979 99,119
1980 98,890
1981 99,418
1983 102,319
1984 105,176
1985 109,032
1986 112,422
1987 114,740
1991 122,008
1992 121,397
1994 121,290
1995 118,631
1996 115,666
1997 115,965
1998 116,410
1999 115,945
2000 114,710
2001 115,312
2002 114,267
2003 113,432
2004 113,449
2006 109,702
2007 103,641
2008 102,543
2009 100,967
2011 101,384
2012 102,778
2013 105,037
2015 108,727
2016 110,127
2019 121,666

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Fiji was 48.17 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 48.94 in 1975, while its lowest value was 47.81 in 2007.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 48.21
1971 48.34
1972 48.60
1973 48.15
1974 48.82
1975 48.94
1976 48.83
1977 48.86
1978 48.65
1979 48.63
1980 48.54
1981 48.48
1983 48.46
1984 48.48
1985 48.42
1986 48.52
1987 48.54
1991 48.56
1992 48.35
1994 48.32
1995 48.56
1996 48.10
1997 48.05
1998 48.26
1999 48.27
2000 48.05
2001 48.32
2002 48.61
2003 48.33
2004 47.98
2006 48.02
2007 47.81
2008 48.13
2009 47.86
2011 48.22
2012 48.43
2013 48.50
2015 48.13
2016 48.17

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Fiji was 6,211 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,211 in 2019 and a minimum value of 3,296 in 2011.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 4,150
1992 4,644
1994 4,921
1995 4,992
1996 5,021
1997 5,011
1998 5,054
2000 4,079
2001 4,125
2002 4,107
2003 4,028
2004 4,029
2008 3,939
2011 3,296
2012 3,671
2019 6,211

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Fiji was 61.44 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 61.44 in 2019, while its lowest value was 55.22 in 2008.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 55.81
1992 56.12
1994 56.05
1995 56.05
1996 57.98
1997 59.25
1998 56.79
2000 56.29
2001 56.90
2002 56.44
2003 56.90
2004 56.89
2008 55.22
2011 60.62
2012 59.49
2019 61.44

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes