Education · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Fiji: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 31.3% (2021), 139th of 176 in the world and 27th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary enrolment is 110.4% (2024), 33rd of 191 in the world and 4th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary completion is 116.3% (2024), 5th of 168 in the world and 1st of 26 in East Asia & Pacific.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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10 indicators
Education: Fiji in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 31.3%2021 | 139/176 | 27/30 | 10.9% | 17.8%2009 | 33.9% | +13.5 ppsince 2009 | 83.2% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 110.4%2024 | 33/191 | 4/30 | 100.3% | 94.1%2011 | 112.6% | +13.5 ppsince 2014 | 100.0% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 116.3%2024 | 5/168 | 1/26 | 91.2% | 95.0%2011 | 103.2% | +19.7 ppsince 2014 | 95.4% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 98.1%2024 | 68/176 | 7/26 | 75.7% | 83.9%2011 | 91.5% | +9.9 ppsince 2014 | 92.0% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 97.3%2024 | 44/168 | 9/26 | · | 84.5% | 93.6% | +5.6 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 75.0%2024 | 44/172 | 8/27 | · | · | 83.8% | +5.6 ppsince 2014 | 63.3% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 2.4%2024 | 105/178 | 16/29 | 6.4% | 11.0%2011 | 2.8% | −5.6 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 28.02012 | — | — | 28.1 | 30.82011 | · | +0.6%since 2002 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 4.2%2023 | 91/184 | 15/29 | 5.9% | 4.2%2011 | 5.8% | +0.4 ppsince 2013 | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 13.8%2025 | 75/179 | 11/28 | 21.8% | 15.2%2011 | 16.6% | −3.6 ppsince 2015 | 13.0% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+13.5 pp31.3% in 2021
- Primary completion+19.7 pp116.3% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment+9.9 pp98.1% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion+5.6 pp97.3% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Pupils per teacher+0.6%28.0 in 2012
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Fiji and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Fiji. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Fiji | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 31.3%2021 | 93.3%2019 |
| Primary enrolment | 110.4%2024 | 81.8%2024 |
| Primary completion | 116.3%2024 | 70.5%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 98.1%2024 | 49.0%2012 |
| Lower secondary completion | 97.3%2024 | 57.8%2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 75.0%2024 | — |
| Out-of-school children | 2.4%2024 | 30.1%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 28.02012 | 25.42018 |
| Education spending | 4.2%2023 | 8.3%2023 |