School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 45,783 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands is 45,783 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands peaked at 45,783 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10,822 number, in 1970.
That places Solomon Islands 159th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,822 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,038 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 11,335 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 11,704 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 12,163 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 12,762 number | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 13,875 number | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 14,313 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 14,642 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 14,889 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 15,076 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 15,509 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 16,180 number | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 17,198 number | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 18,451 number | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 21,142 number | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 22,265 number | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 23,116 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 23,787 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 24,411 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 25,029 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 25,501 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 25,870 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 26,174 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 26,445 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 26,723 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 27,084 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 27,612 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 28,256 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 28,943 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 29,626 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 30,249 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 30,967 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 31,818 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 32,815 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 33,888 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 34,425 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 34,914 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 35,521 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 36,355 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 37,402 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 38,353 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 39,209 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 40,023 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 40,884 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 41,815 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 42,568 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 43,326 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 44,110 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 44,907 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 45,783 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,754 number | 10,822 number | 14,889 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,714 number | 15,076 number | 24,411 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,764 number | 25,029 number | 28,943 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,058 number | 29,626 number | 36,355 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,260 number | 37,402 number | 44,907 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,783 number | 45,783 number | 45,783 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands was 45,783 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 45,783 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,822 number in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Solomon Islands ranks 159th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.