Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 19,183 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
19,183 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
154th
of 206 countries
All-time high
19,183 number
in 2020
All-time low
4,406 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Solomon Islands, 1970–2020

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Solomon Islands is 19,183 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Solomon Islands peaked at 19,183 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,406 number, in 1970.

Solomon Islands ranks 154th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number) in Solomon Islands, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 4,406 number
1971 4,656 number +5.7%
1972 4,912 number +5.5%
1973 5,178 number +5.4%
1974 5,458 number +5.4%
1975 5,750 number +5.3%
1976 5,946 number +3.4%
1977 6,262 number +5.3%
1978 6,651 number +6.2%
1979 7,068 number +6.3%
1980 7,471 number +5.7%
1981 7,860 number +5.2%
1982 8,153 number +3.7%
1983 8,374 number +2.7%
1984 8,547 number +2.1%
1985 8,906 number +4.2%
1986 9,047 number +1.6%
1987 9,143 number +1.1%
1988 9,214 number +0.8%
1989 9,281 number +0.7%
1990 9,367 number +0.9%
1991 9,543 number +1.9%
1992 9,770 number +2.4%
1993 10,024 number +2.6%
1994 10,281 number +2.6%
1995 10,508 number +2.2%
1996 10,772 number +2.5%
1997 11,041 number +2.5%
1998 11,306 number +2.4%
1999 11,559 number +2.2%
2000 11,792 number +2.0%
2001 12,096 number +2.6%
2002 12,364 number +2.2%
2003 12,605 number +1.9%
2004 12,823 number +1.7%
2005 13,034 number +1.6%
2006 13,339 number +2.3%
2007 13,663 number +2.4%
2008 13,994 number +2.4%
2009 14,310 number +2.3%
2010 14,586 number +1.9%
2011 14,868 number +1.9%
2012 15,151 number +1.9%
2013 15,452 number +2.0%
2014 15,792 number +2.2%
2015 16,195 number +2.6%
2016 16,694 number +3.1%
2017 17,312 number +3.7%
2018 17,981 number +3.9%
2019 18,634 number +3.6%
2020 19,183 number +2.9%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 19,183 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,397 number, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 19,183 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,680 number, 63% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,629 number 4,406 number 7,068 number 10
1980s 8,600 number 7,471 number 9,281 number 10
1990s 10,417 number 9,367 number 11,559 number 10
2000s 13,002 number 11,792 number 14,310 number 10
2010s 16,266 number 14,586 number 18,634 number 10
2020s 19,183 number 19,183 number 19,183 number 1

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 151 Bahrain 22,085 number compare
  2. 152 Slovenia 21,915 number compare
  3. 153 Djibouti 19,657 number compare
  4. 155 Trinidad and Tobago 19,107 number compare
  5. 156 Latvia 18,561 number compare
  6. 157 Fiji 17,695 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Solomon Islands?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Solomon Islands was 19,183 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 19,183 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 4,406 number in 1970.
How does Solomon Islands rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Solomon Islands ranks 154th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.