School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Fiji
Fiji: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 8,674 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Fiji, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Fiji is 8,674 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Fiji peaked at 9,715 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 7,242 number, in 1975.
That places Fiji 157th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Fiji, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,563 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,534 number | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 7,476 number | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 7,398 number | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 7,313 number | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 7,242 number | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 7,399 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 7,557 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 7,703 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 7,826 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 7,906 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 8,227 number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 8,641 number | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 9,073 number | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 9,429 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 9,612 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 9,699 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 9,715 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 9,684 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 9,640 number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 9,605 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 9,513 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 9,381 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 9,233 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 9,102 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 9,033 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 9,139 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 9,304 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 9,479 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 9,596 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 9,583 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 9,263 number | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 8,884 number | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 8,503 number | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 8,189 number | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 8,009 number | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 8,022 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8,063 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 8,106 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8,118 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8,064 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 8,233 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 8,444 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8,674 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 8,898 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 9,082 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 9,037 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8,943 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 8,827 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 8,723 number | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 8,674 number | -0.6% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 8,674 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 15% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 8,674 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,862 number, 30% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,501 number | 7,242 number | 7,826 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,163 number | 7,906 number | 9,715 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,338 number | 9,033 number | 9,605 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,474 number | 8,009 number | 9,583 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,692 number | 8,064 number | 9,082 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,674 number | 8,674 number | 8,674 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More reference data data for Fiji
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1992 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Fiji?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Fiji was 8,674 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 9,715 number in 1987.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,242 number in 1975.
- How does Fiji rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Fiji ranks 157th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/