Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 9,288 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Solomon Islands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Solomon Islands stood at 9,288 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Solomon Islands peaked at 9,288 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,143 number, in 1970.
Solomon Islands ranks 155th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,143 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,263 number | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 2,385 number | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 2,513 number | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 2,647 number | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 2,787 number | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 2,884 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 3,037 number | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 3,226 number | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 3,428 number | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 3,623 number | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 3,811 number | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 3,951 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 4,055 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 4,136 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 4,305 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 4,374 number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 4,421 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 4,456 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 4,489 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 4,530 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 4,614 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 4,722 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 4,843 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 4,964 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 5,070 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 5,194 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 5,320 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 5,445 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 5,566 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 5,678 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 5,821 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 5,948 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 6,065 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6,173 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 6,278 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 6,429 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 6,593 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 6,763 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 6,926 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 7,068 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 7,212 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 7,348 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7,487 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 7,645 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 7,836 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 8,076 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 8,376 number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 8,701 number | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 9,020 number | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 9,288 number | +3.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 9,288 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 9,288 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 62% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,731 number | 2,143 number | 3,428 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,162 number | 3,623 number | 4,489 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,027 number | 4,530 number | 5,566 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,267 number | 5,678 number | 6,926 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,877 number | 7,068 number | 9,020 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,288 number | 9,288 number | 9,288 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Solomon Islands?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Solomon Islands was 9,288 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9,288 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,143 number in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Solomon Islands ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.