Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 71.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Solomon Islands, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Solomon Islands is 71.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Solomon Islands peaked at 87.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1975.
That places Solomon Islands 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 30.0% | — |
| 1980 | 47.6% | +58.5% |
| 1981 | 48.0% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 43.8% | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 43.8% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +97.7% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +4.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 71.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.6%, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 71.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.7%, 74% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +97.7% | 44.0% | 87.0% |
| 1980 | +58.5% | 30.0% | 47.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 45.4% | 43.8% | 48.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 83.0% | 87.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 69.1% | 78.5% | 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, female in Solomon Islands?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Solomon Islands was 71.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1975.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Solomon Islands ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release