Fiji: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Fiji's secondary education, general pupils fell 0.8% on 2015 (from 93,021 to 92,262).

Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2015), the average change was +2% and a typical year strayed about 3.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.1% in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.1% in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

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

How it compares

In 2016, Fiji had the 11th highest value of the 15 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Fiji in the 2016 ranking

• Paraguay — 8th of 15: 514,351
• Papua New Guinea — 9th of 15: 463,600
• Puerto Rico (US) — 10th of 15: 229,383
• Dominica — 12th of 15: 5,618
• Marshall Islands — 13th of 15: 5,366
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 14th of 15: 4,175

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 34 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Australia — 1.68 million (2017)
• Brunei Darussalam — 38,822 (2018)
• Cambodia — 955,656 (2018)
• China — 68.39 million (2018)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 341,591 (2018)
• Indonesia — 19.99 million (2018)
• Kiribati — 9,548 (2017)
• Korea, Rep. — 2.78 million (2017)
• Lao PDR — 671,064 (2018)
• Macao SAR, China — 25,672 (2018)
• Malaysia

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 secondary education, general pupils?

92,262 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 127.93% from 40,478 in 1970 (1.81% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 99,183 in 2004 and the lowest 40,478 in 1970.

How does Fiji rank?

11th highest of 15 economies with data for 2016.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Fiji?

In 2016, Fiji's secondary education, general pupils fell 0.8% on 2015 (from 93,021 to 92,262). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2015), the average change was +2% and a typical year strayed about 3.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, 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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