School age population, pre-primary education, male in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 31,843 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Solomon Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 31,843 for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Solomon Islands peaked at 31,843 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12,121, 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, male in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12,121 | — |
| 1971 | 12,389 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 12,769 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 13,240 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 13,834 | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 14,518 | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 15,291 | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 16,005 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 16,761 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 17,481 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 17,874 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 18,196 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 18,469 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 18,739 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 19,138 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 14,811 | -22.6% |
| 1986 | 15,165 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 15,542 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 15,927 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 16,318 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 16,668 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 17,184 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 17,670 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 18,155 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 18,505 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 18,862 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 19,236 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 19,641 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 20,082 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 20,559 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 21,025 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 21,310 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 21,568 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 21,764 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 22,130 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 22,455 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 22,766 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 22,966 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 23,205 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 23,488 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 23,847 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 24,487 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 25,162 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 25,890 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 26,848 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 27,859 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 28,881 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 29,766 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 30,558 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 31,212 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 31,462 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 31,655 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 31,824 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 31,750 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 31,737 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 31,843 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,441 | 12,121 | 17,481 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,018 | 14,811 | 19,138 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,656 | 16,668 | 20,559 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,268 | 21,025 | 23,488 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,451 | 23,847 | 31,212 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,712 | 31,462 | 31,843 | 6 |
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More education data for Solomon Islands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Solomon Islands?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Solomon Islands was 31,843 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 31,843 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,121 in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Solomon Islands ranks 152nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release