Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 69.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 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, male in Solomon Islands is 69.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Solomon Islands peaked at 86.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 1986.
Solomon Islands ranks 167th of 194 countries on this measure, 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, male in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 57.1% | — |
| 1980 | 72.4% | +26.9% |
| 1981 | 65.4% | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 61.1% | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 58.8% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 54.5% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 84.3% | +54.7% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 69.1% | +7.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 69.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.1%, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 69.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.3%, 73% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 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 | +54.7% | 54.5% | 84.3% |
| 1980 | +26.9% | 57.1% | 72.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.1% | 57.1% | 57.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 62.4% | 54.5% | 72.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 77.2% | 86.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 64.1% | 76.3% | 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, male in Solomon Islands?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Solomon Islands was 69.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 1986.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Solomon Islands ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release