Fiji: Children out of school, primary, male

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Fiji's children out of school, primary, male fell 78.1% on 2015 (from 2,073 to 455).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2015), the average change was −3.3% and a typical year strayed about 27% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 54.8% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 78.1% in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is downward, about 585.9 a year. A straight line explains 72% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Fiji in the 2016 ranking

• Kuwait — 1st of 3: 18,443
• France — 2nd of 3: 6,482

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 22 values

Children out of school, primary, male in nearby economies

• Australia — 3,609 (2023)
• Brunei Darussalam — 781 (2024)
• Cambodia — 29,839 (2024)
• Indonesia — 859,417 (2018)
• Kiribati — 637 (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 13,881 (2022)
• Lao PDR — 41,792 (2025)
• Macao SAR, China — 2,439 (2024)
• Malaysia — 223,142 (2024)
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 1,801 (2024)
• Mongolia

More education data for Fiji

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 113,938 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 110.38% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 107.18% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 113.5% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.96 (2021)
• Secondary education, pupils — 113,613 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Fiji's children out of school, primary, male?

455 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1992?

It is down 90.73% from 4,907 in 1992 (9.43% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 6,797 in 2008 and the lowest 455 in 2016.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary, male unusual for Fiji?

In 2016, Fiji's children out of school, primary, male fell 78.1% on 2015 (from 2,073 to 455). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2015), the average change was −3.3% and a typical year strayed about 27% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.MA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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