Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 49.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Solomon Islands, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Solomon Islands stood at 49.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Solomon Islands peaked at 49.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2016.
That places Solomon Islands 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.3% | — |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 49.6% | +11.7% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 49.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 49.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.0%, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6% | 32.3% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 29.2% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 32.6% | 49.6% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Solomon Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Solomon Islands was 49.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2016.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Solomon Islands ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. 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 Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release