Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 46.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Solomon Islands, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Solomon Islands stood at 46.4%.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Solomon Islands peaked at 54.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2019.
Solomon Islands ranks 31st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.3% | 36.7% | 43.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 46.4% | 54.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 28 Bahamas 52.8% compare
- 29 Angola 48.5% compare
- 30 North Macedonia 47.6% compare
- 32 Micronesia (country) 45.3% compare
- 33 Sao Tome and Principe 45.2% compare
- 34 Botswana 44.1% compare
More education data for Solomon Islands
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,327 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 80.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Solomon Islands?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Solomon Islands was 46.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2019.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Solomon Islands ranks 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.