Education Statistics

students enrolled and number of teachers as at 31 May


Type of Information 2006 2007 2008 2009
Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Primary Education
Number of Primary Schools 719 720 724 721
Number in primary education 72,505 67,624 140,129 69,579 64,256 133,835 68,508 64,214 132,722 67,204 62,240 129,444
Number of Teachers 2,214 2,797 5,011 2,344 2,787 5,131 2,279 2,828 5,107 2,322 2,851 5,173
Student Teacher Ratio 27.96 26.08 25.99 25.02
Secondary Education
Number of Secondary Schools 162 162 169 172
Number in secondary education 32,390 34,000 66,390 33,731 35,804 69,535 32,934 35,970 68,904 32,029 35,043 67,072
Number of Teachers 2,014 2,127 4,141 2,014 2,127 4,141 2,163 2,164 4,327 2,135 2,138 4,273
Student Teacher Ratio 16.03 16.79 15.92 15.70
Teacher Training
Number of Schools 4 4 4 4
Number in Teacher Training 347 366 713 399 478 877 426 468 894 274 359 633
Technical Vocational Schools
Number of Technical Vocational Schools 63 66 66 69
Number in technical & vocational schools 1,477 638 2,115 1,685 841 2,526 1,879 984 2,863 1,639 748 2,387
Source: Ministry of Education



University of the South Pacific


Equivalent Full-time Students by Faculty 2006 2007 2008 2009
Faculty of Arts and Law 2,547 2,353 2,156 2,238
Faculty of Business and Economics 3,201 2,578 3,558 3,395
Faculty of Science and Technology 2,301 2,853 2,665 2,419
Non Faculty Based 2,152 2,115 2,160
Source: University of the South Pacific


University of Fiji


Equivalent Full-time Students by Faculty 2007 2008 2009
School of Law 3 69 92
School of Business and Economics 103 155 69
School of Humanities and Arts 74 155 181
School of Science and Technology 45 130 187
Umanand Prasad School of Medicine 2 71 83
Foundation Studies 19 44 65
Doctor of Philosophy 0 2 2
Others 11 41 69
Source: University of Fiji.

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