Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 81.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Solomon Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 81.8% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Solomon Islands peaked at 114.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1970.
That places Solomon Islands 202nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.4% | 63.4% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.4% | 68.3% | 78.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 82.7% | 99.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 80.2% | 105.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 108.1% | 98.2% | 114.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 80.3% | 89.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Solomon Islands
- Population ages 0-14 36.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Solomon Islands?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Solomon Islands was 81.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 114.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Solomon Islands ranks 202nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.