Fiji — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Fiji, 1979–2023.
Education spending for Fiji was 4.25% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 28 years, from 1979 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.49% in 1983. The lowest was 3.77% in 2014 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.46% per year.
Fiji ranks 87 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 51%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 4.25%, so Fiji sits level with it. It peaked in 1983 and has fallen 35% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 9%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 13 of 25 economies; Philippines (3.97%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 28% in 2008. That is 8% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 16th of 56 in 1979 → 19th of 116 in 2000 → 29th of 157 in 2020 → 40th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1979 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.25% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 3.94% | -0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 4.85% | -1.0 pp |
| 2020 | 5.81% | +0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 5.15% | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 4.65% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 4.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 4.81% | +1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 3.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 3.88% | -0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 4.46% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 4.17% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 4.25% | -1.6 pp |
| 2007 | 5.89% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 5.66% | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 5.17% | -1.0 pp |
| 2004 | 6.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 6.28% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 5.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 5.88% | +0.7 pp |
| 1999 | 5.17% | -0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 5.52% | +0.7 pp |
| 1989 | 4.83% | -1.7 pp |
| 1983 | 6.49% | +0.7 pp |
| 1981 | 5.82% | +0.6 pp |
| 1979 | 5.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Fiji’s Education spending in 1981?
5.82% (1981). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Fiji’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1979 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -18.3% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4.25%; 2022: 3.94%; 2021: 4.85%; 2020: 5.81%; 2019: 5.15%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.