Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 9,895 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Solomon Islands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Solomon Islands is 9,895 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 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Solomon Islands peaked at 9,895 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,263 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, male in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,263 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,393 number | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 2,527 number | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 2,665 number | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 2,811 number | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 2,963 number | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 3,062 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 3,225 number | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 3,425 number | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 3,640 number | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 3,848 number | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 4,049 number | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 4,202 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 4,319 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 4,411 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 4,601 number | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 4,673 number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 4,722 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 4,758 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 4,792 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 4,837 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 4,929 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 5,048 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 5,181 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 5,317 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 5,438 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 5,578 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 5,721 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 5,861 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 5,993 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 6,114 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 6,275 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 6,416 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 6,540 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6,650 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 6,756 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 6,910 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 7,070 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 7,231 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 7,384 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 7,518 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 7,656 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 7,803 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7,965 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 8,147 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 8,359 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 8,618 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 8,936 number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 9,280 number | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 9,614 number | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 9,895 number | +2.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 9,895 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 9,895 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 63% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,897 number | 2,263 number | 3,640 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,438 number | 3,848 number | 4,792 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,390 number | 4,837 number | 5,993 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,735 number | 6,114 number | 7,384 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,390 number | 7,518 number | 9,614 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,895 number | 9,895 number | 9,895 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, male in Solomon Islands?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Solomon Islands was 9,895 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9,895 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,263 number in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Solomon Islands ranks 154th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.