Primary completion rate, male in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Primary completion rate, male was 69.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Solomon Islands, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 69.1% for primary completion rate, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Solomon Islands peaked at 86.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 1986.
Solomon Islands ranks 163rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 57.1% | — |
| 1980 | 72.4% | +26.9% |
| 1981 | 65.4% | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 61.1% | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 58.8% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 54.5% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 84.3% | +54.7% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 69.1% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.1% | 57.1% | 57.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 62.4% | 54.5% | 72.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 77.2% | 86.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 64.1% | 76.3% | 3 |
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More education data for Solomon Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,187 (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,952 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,065 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,283 (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Solomon Islands?
- Primary completion rate, male in Solomon Islands was 69.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 1986.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Solomon Islands ranks 163rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.