Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 51.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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, male in Solomon Islands stood at 51.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Solomon Islands peaked at 51.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 35th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.0% | — |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 46.4% | +12.1% |
| 2025 | 51.6% | +11.2% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 51.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 51.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.3% | 28.0% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 28.6% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 33.0% | 51.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 32 San Marino 54.3% compare
- 33 Togo 53.4% compare
- 34 Libya 52.3% compare
- 36 South Sudan 51.0% compare
- 37 Liberia 50.2% compare
- 38 Mauritania 50.1% compare
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, male in Solomon Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Solomon Islands was 51.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Solomon Islands ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.9%. 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 Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release