Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 69.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Solomon Islands, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Solomon Islands stood at 69.9%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Solomon Islands peaked at 98.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2023.
Solomon Islands ranks 192nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.3% | 73.7% | 79.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 67.8% | 98.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 67.6% | 74.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More education data for Solomon Islands
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,327 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 80.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Solomon Islands?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Solomon Islands was 69.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Solomon Islands ranks 192nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.