Share of schools with access to electricity in Fiji
Fiji: Share of schools with access to electricity was 96.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.5%
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
96th
of 135 countries
All-time high
98.1%
in 2016
All-time low
89.2%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2016–2024
Share of schools with access to electricity in Fiji, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 96.5% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2024.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Fiji peaked at 98.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.2%, in 2022.
Fiji ranks 96th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 98.1% | — |
| 2021 | 96.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +4.9% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 96.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.9%, 97% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 96.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 97% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 89.2% | 96.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More energy & mining data for Fiji
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 23.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Fiji?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Fiji was 96.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.2% in 2022.
- How does Fiji rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Fiji ranks 96th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).