Population aged 5-20 years by school attendance and ethnic origin: 1986 and 1996 Census of Population
Ethnic Origin | 1986 | 1996 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | * Percent | Number | * Percent | |
TOTAL | 167,749 | 64.3 | 213,000 | 76.7 |
Fijians | 76,066 | 63.2 | 109,215 | 76.6 |
Indians | 82,565 | 64.8 | 92,226 | 76.2 |
Others | 9,118 | 69.7 | 11,559 | 80.1 |
Source: Fiji Bureau of Statistics
Note:
*. Percentage of the population in the age group 5-20 years who were reported to be attending schools.
Population aged 5-20 years by school attendance and ethnic origin: 1986 and 1996 Census of Population
Ethnic Origin and sex | Primary | Secondary | Post-Secondary | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | 1996 | 1986 | 1996 | 1986 | 1996 | |
Fijian | 48 | 55 | 44.1 | 47.7 | 32.2 | 34 |
Indians | 47.3 | 39.8 | 50.7 | 46.8 | 54 | 58 |
Others | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 13.8 | 8 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Male | 52.1 | 51.9 | 49.4 | 49.3 | 53 | 51.1 |
Female | 47.9 | 48.1 | 50.6 | 50.7 | 47 | 48.9 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |