Fiji: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Fiji's over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) fell 4.47 percentage points on 2015 (from 7.4% to 2.93%).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2015), the average change was +0.26 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.97 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.31 percentage points in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.47 percentage points 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

Closest to Fiji in the 2016 ranking

• Guinea — 3rd of 8: 10.48%
• Yemen, Rep. — 4th of 8: 9.88%
• Dominica — 5th of 8: 6.66%
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 7th of 8: 1.71%
• Tanzania — 8th of 8: 0%

What this measures

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.

All 21 values

Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in nearby economies

• Australia — 3.79% (2017)
• Brunei Darussalam — 4.08% (2018)
• Cambodia — 13.9% (2018)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 2.57% (2018)
• Indonesia — 1.32% (2018)
• Kiribati — 3.41% (2017)
• Korea, Rep. — 0.76% (2017)
• Lao PDR — 10.61% (2018)
• Macao SAR, China — 3.99% (2018)
• Malaysia — 0.24% (2017)

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 over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)?

2.93% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1992?

It is down 1.27 percentage points from 4.19% in 1992. The highest value was 8.16% in 2013 and the lowest 2.93% in 2016.

Is the latest change in over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) unusual for Fiji?

In 2016, Fiji's over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) fell 4.47 percentage points on 2015 (from 7.4% to 2.93%). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2015), the average change was +0.26 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.97 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.9 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: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.OENR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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