School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 51,469 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
51,469 number
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
155th
of 206 countries
All-time high
51,469 number
in 2020
All-time low
13,897 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Solomon Islands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Solomon Islands stood at 51,469 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Solomon Islands peaked at 51,469 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13,897 number, in 1970.
Solomon Islands ranks 155th of 206 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, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,897 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,462 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 15,127 number | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 15,887 number | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 16,724 number | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 17,598 number | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 15,686 number | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 16,159 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 16,805 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 17,626 number | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 18,626 number | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 19,851 number | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 21,021 number | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 22,040 number | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 22,892 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 24,236 number | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 24,785 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 25,249 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 25,620 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 25,903 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 26,119 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 26,428 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 26,837 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 27,338 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 27,915 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 28,526 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 29,199 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 29,894 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 30,606 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 31,320 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 32,015 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 32,860 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 33,718 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 34,538 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 35,266 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 35,891 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 36,538 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 37,347 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 38,264 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 39,216 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 40,135 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 41,008 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 41,865 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 42,705 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 43,542 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 44,417 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 45,354 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 46,568 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 48,031 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 49,703 number | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 51,469 number | +3.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 51,469 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 51,469 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90,195 number, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,997 number | 13,897 number | 17,626 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,022 number | 18,626 number | 25,903 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,418 number | 26,119 number | 31,320 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,565 number | 32,015 number | 39,216 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,333 number | 40,135 number | 49,703 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,469 number | 51,469 number | 51,469 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More education data for Solomon Islands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 69.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 69.86 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,202 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,209 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,743 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 41,660 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 98,955 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Solomon Islands?
- School age population, primary education, female in Solomon Islands was 51,469 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 51,469 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,897 number in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Solomon Islands ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.