Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 69.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Solomon Islands, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Solomon Islands stood at 69.2.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Solomon Islands peaked at 98.5 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 67.26, in 2023.
Solomon Islands ranks 172nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72.47 | — |
| 2006 | 78.33 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 78.56 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.5 | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 96.58 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 97.15 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 82.74 | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 68.33 | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 90.77 | +32.8% |
| 2019 | 90.56 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.32 | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 71.3 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 69.28 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 67.26 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 69.2 | +2.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 69.2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 69.2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.36, 73% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +32.8% | 68.33 | 90.77 |
| 2013 | +25.4% | 78.56 | 98.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.45 | 72.47 | 78.56 | 3 |
| 2010s | 89.23 | 68.33 | 98.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 70.07 | 67.26 | 73.32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 169 Honduras 74.44 compare
- 170 British Virgin Islands 70.02 compare
- 171 Chad 69.44 compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 68.33 compare
- 174 Lesotho 68.25 compare
- 175 Burkina Faso 66.29 compare
More education data for Solomon Islands
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 69.86 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,202 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,209 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,743 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 41,660 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 98,955 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Solomon Islands?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Solomon Islands was 69.2 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5 in 2013.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.26 in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Solomon Islands ranks 172nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.