SDG: Southern Asia vs Solomon Islands: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
SDG: Southern Asia
9.7%
in 2025
Solomon Islands
30.1%
in 2024
SDG: Southern Asia rank
21st
Solomon Islands rank
19th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- SDG: Southern Asia
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 30.1% against 9.7% in SDG: Southern Asia, a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 3.1 times SDG: Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 21st and Solomon Islands ranks 19th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, SDG: Southern Asia averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Southern Asia | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 22.7% | 1.0% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 5.9% | 6.2% | SDG: Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 31.3% | 21.4% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, SDG: Southern Asia or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 30.1% against 9.7% in SDG: Southern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between SDG: Southern Asia and Solomon Islands?
- 20.4%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Southern Asia and Solomon Islands?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do SDG: Southern Asia and Solomon Islands rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 21st and Solomon Islands ranks 19th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release