Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 70.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands stood at 70.5%.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands peaked at 86.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 1975.
Solomon Islands ranks 167th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 44.2% | — |
| 1980 | 60.5% | +36.8% |
| 1981 | 57.1% | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 52.8% | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 51.6% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 48.0% | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 49.6% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 58.7% | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 69.4% | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 67.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | +27.6% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | +6.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 70.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 70.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.1%, 74% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +36.8% | 44.2% | 60.5% |
| 2010 | +27.6% | 67.9% | 86.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.2% | 44.2% | 44.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 53.3% | 48.0% | 60.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 65.7% | 58.7% | 69.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 80.0% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 66.5% | 77.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More education data for Solomon Islands
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1208 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands was 70.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 1975.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Solomon Islands ranks 167th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release