Lower secondary completion rate, total in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 57.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Solomon Islands, 1980–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary completion rate, total in Solomon Islands stood at 57.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Solomon Islands peaked at 66.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1980.
Solomon Islands ranks 142nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.3% | — |
| 2000 | 29.6% | +307.1% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +47.3% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | +51.4% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 29.6% | 43.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 64.0% | 66.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 57.8% | 57.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Solomon Islands
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,327 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Solomon Islands?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Solomon Islands was 57.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1980.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Solomon Islands ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.