School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Fiji
Fiji: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 6.3 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Fiji, 1970–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 6.3 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2012.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Fiji peaked at 6.41 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.12 years, in 1970.
That places Fiji 70th out of 198 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9 years | 3.12 years | 4.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.28 years | 4.18 years | 4.41 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.5 years | 5.37 years | 5.65 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 5.49 years | 6.37 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.36 years | 6.3 years | 6.41 years | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Fiji?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Fiji was 6.3 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 6.41 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.12 years in 1970.
- How does Fiji rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Fiji ranks 70th out of 198 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.