Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Fiji
Fiji: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Fiji, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Fiji is 1.03 index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Fiji peaked at 1.11 index in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.03 index, in 2025.
Fiji ranks 72nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Fiji, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.1 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.1 index | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.09 index | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.09 index | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.09 index | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.09 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.09 index | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.09 index | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.09 index | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.1 index | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.1 index | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.11 index | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.11 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.11 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.11 index | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.11 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.11 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.11 index | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.11 index | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.11 index | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1 index | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1 index | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.09 index | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.09 index | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.08 index | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.08 index | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.07 index | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.07 index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 index | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 index | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.05 index | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.05 index | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.04 index | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1.03 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1.03 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.09 index | 1.09 index | 1.1 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.11 index | 1.1 index | 1.11 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 index | 1.07 index | 1.11 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 1.03 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More gender data for Fiji
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 241.74 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8779 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 711.37 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 711.37 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8456 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,837 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,808 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,329 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,791 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Fiji?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Fiji was 1.03 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 index in 1996.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2025.
- How does Fiji rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Fiji ranks 72nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.