School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Fiji

Fiji: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 9,113 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
9,113 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
157th
of 202 countries
All-time high
10,243 number
in 1987
All-time low
7,505 number
in 1975
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Fiji, 1970–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Fiji stood at 9,113 number.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Fiji peaked at 10,243 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 7,505 number, in 1975.

Fiji ranks 157th of 202 countries on this measure, 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

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Fiji, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 7,802 number —
1971 7,785 number -0.2%
1972 7,734 number -0.7%
1973 7,659 number -1.0%
1974 7,576 number -1.1%
1975 7,505 number -0.9%
1976 7,681 number +2.3%
1977 7,863 number +2.4%
1978 8,035 number +2.2%
1979 8,178 number +1.8%
1980 8,265 number +1.1%
1981 8,618 number +4.3%
1982 9,068 number +5.2%
1983 9,536 number +5.2%
1984 9,921 number +4.0%
1985 10,124 number +2.0%
1986 10,217 number +0.9%
1987 10,243 number +0.3%
1988 10,224 number -0.2%
1989 10,191 number -0.3%
1990 10,166 number -0.2%
1991 10,079 number -0.9%
1992 9,948 number -1.3%
1993 9,798 number -1.5%
1994 9,664 number -1.4%
1995 9,594 number -0.7%
1996 9,700 number +1.1%
1997 9,867 number +1.7%
1998 10,044 number +1.8%
1999 10,164 number +1.2%
2000 10,157 number -0.1%
2001 9,830 number -3.2%
2002 9,453 number -3.8%
2003 9,079 number -4.0%
2004 8,776 number -3.3%
2005 8,606 number -1.9%
2006 8,616 number +0.1%
2007 8,656 number +0.5%
2008 8,702 number +0.5%
2009 8,716 number +0.2%
2010 8,663 number -0.6%
2011 8,806 number +1.7%
2012 8,988 number +2.1%
2013 9,193 number +2.3%
2014 9,401 number +2.3%
2015 9,586 number +2.0%
2016 9,516 number -0.7%
2017 9,399 number -1.2%
2018 9,266 number -1.4%
2019 9,156 number -1.2%
2020 9,113 number -0.5%

Fiji compared with similar countries

  • Fiji's 9,113 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 15% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Fiji's 9,113 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,531 number, 29% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7,782 number 7,505 number 8,178 number 10
1980s 9,641 number 8,265 number 10,243 number 10
1990s 9,902 number 9,594 number 10,166 number 10
2000s 9,059 number 8,606 number 10,157 number 10
2010s 9,197 number 8,663 number 9,586 number 10
2020s 9,113 number 9,113 number 9,113 number 1

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 154 Solomon Islands 10,150 number compare
  2. 155 Djibouti 10,004 number compare
  3. 156 Trinidad and Tobago 9,564 number compare
  4. 158 Guyana 7,734 number compare
  5. 159 Estonia 7,610 number compare
  6. 160 Mauritius 6,567 number compare

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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 9,113 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 10,243 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 7,505 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 5.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Male 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/