Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 8.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Solomon Islands, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Solomon Islands stood at 8.3%.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Solomon Islands peaked at 9.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1998.
Solomon Islands ranks 7th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Solomon Islands?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Solomon Islands was 8.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1998.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Solomon Islands ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.