School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 16,174 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
16,174 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
157th
of 204 countries
All-time high
16,174 number
in 2020
All-time low
3,836 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands, 1970–2020

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Solomon Islands recorded 16,174 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands peaked at 16,174 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,836 number, in 1970.

Solomon Islands ranks 157th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number) in Solomon Islands, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 3,836 number
1971 3,934 number +2.6%
1972 4,046 number +2.8%
1973 4,193 number +3.6%
1974 4,401 number +5.0%
1975 4,677 number +6.3%
1976 4,971 number +6.3%
1977 5,048 number +1.5%
1978 5,142 number +1.9%
1979 5,216 number +1.4%
1980 5,355 number +2.7%
1981 5,720 number +6.8%
1982 6,180 number +8.0%
1983 6,620 number +7.1%
1984 7,071 number +6.8%
1985 7,773 number +9.9%
1986 7,978 number +2.6%
1987 8,186 number +2.6%
1988 8,395 number +2.6%
1989 8,573 number +2.1%
1990 8,687 number +1.3%
1991 8,756 number +0.8%
1992 8,845 number +1.0%
1993 8,937 number +1.0%
1994 9,050 number +1.3%
1995 9,221 number +1.9%
1996 9,446 number +2.4%
1997 9,673 number +2.4%
1998 9,906 number +2.4%
1999 10,147 number +2.4%
2000 10,386 number +2.4%
2001 10,644 number +2.5%
2002 10,943 number +2.8%
2003 11,291 number +3.2%
2004 11,634 number +3.0%
2005 11,897 number +2.3%
2006 12,000 number +0.9%
2007 12,202 number +1.7%
2008 12,493 number +2.4%
2009 12,829 number +2.7%
2010 13,159 number +2.6%
2011 13,402 number +1.8%
2012 13,668 number +2.0%
2013 13,963 number +2.2%
2014 14,260 number +2.1%
2015 14,530 number +1.9%
2016 14,743 number +1.5%
2017 15,011 number +1.8%
2018 15,294 number +1.9%
2019 15,651 number +2.3%
2020 16,174 number +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,546 number 3,836 number 5,216 number 10
1980s 7,185 number 5,355 number 8,573 number 10
1990s 9,267 number 8,687 number 10,147 number 10
2000s 11,632 number 10,386 number 12,829 number 10
2010s 14,368 number 13,159 number 15,651 number 10
2020s 16,174 number 16,174 number 16,174 number 1

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 154 Bahrain 18,503 number compare
  2. 155 Djibouti 17,764 number compare
  3. 156 Fiji 16,895 number compare
  4. 158 Mauritius 15,017 number compare
  5. 159 Estonia 14,943 number compare
  6. 160 Guyana 13,965 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands?
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands was 16,174 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 16,174 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 3,836 number in 1970.
How does Solomon Islands rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Solomon Islands ranks 157th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.