School age population, pre-primary education, female in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 29,868 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Solomon Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 29,868 for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Solomon Islands peaked at 29,868 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,375, in 1970.
Solomon Islands ranks 152nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,375 | — |
| 1971 | 11,595 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 11,873 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 12,205 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 12,623 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 13,111 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 13,673 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 14,326 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 15,003 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 15,629 | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 16,053 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 16,397 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 16,666 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 16,905 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 17,191 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 13,258 | -22.9% |
| 1986 | 13,525 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 13,829 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 14,241 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 14,656 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 15,060 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 15,726 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 16,322 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 16,866 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 17,191 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 17,535 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 17,911 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 18,322 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 18,771 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 19,256 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 19,718 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 19,928 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 20,088 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 20,212 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 20,533 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 20,872 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 21,239 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 21,518 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 21,820 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 22,132 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 22,476 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 23,009 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 23,557 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 24,197 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 25,085 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 26,064 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 27,068 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 27,952 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 28,735 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 29,367 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 29,586 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 29,735 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 29,836 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 29,752 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 29,741 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 29,868 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,141 | 11,375 | 15,629 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,272 | 13,258 | 17,191 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,296 | 15,060 | 19,256 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,806 | 19,718 | 22,132 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,751 | 22,476 | 29,367 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,753 | 29,586 | 29,868 | 6 |
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More education data for Solomon Islands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,327 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 81.84 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Solomon Islands?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Solomon Islands was 29,868 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 29,868 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,375 in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Solomon Islands ranks 152nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release