Inequality in education in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Inequality in education was 0.1735 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Inequality in education in Solomon Islands, 2013–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in education in Solomon Islands stood at 0.1735. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.1735 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1735, in 2013.
Solomon Islands ranks 74th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1735 | 0.1735 | 0.1735 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1735 | 0.1735 | 0.1735 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More education data for Solomon Islands
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.6% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 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 inequality in education in Solomon Islands?
- Inequality in education in Solomon Islands was 0.1735 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1735 in 2013.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1735 in 2013.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for inequality in education?
- Solomon Islands ranks 74th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.