School age population, primary education, male in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School age population, primary education, male was 54,870 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Solomon Islands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Solomon Islands stood at 54,870 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Solomon Islands peaked at 54,870 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14,856 number, in 1970.
That places Solomon Islands 155th out of 206 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, primary education, male in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,856 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,410 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 16,101 number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 16,899 number | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 17,786 number | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 18,737 number | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 16,679 number | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 17,175 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 17,859 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 18,730 number | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 19,794 number | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 21,096 number | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 22,343 number | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 23,439 number | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 24,365 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 25,842 number | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 26,439 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 26,933 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 27,321 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 27,618 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 27,855 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 28,195 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 28,647 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 29,204 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 29,855 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 30,556 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 31,324 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 32,122 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 32,927 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 33,717 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 34,464 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 35,432 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 36,392 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 37,289 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 38,070 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 38,726 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 39,409 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 40,254 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 41,194 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 42,149 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 43,052 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 43,805 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 44,610 number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 45,462 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 46,365 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 47,345 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 48,376 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 49,678 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 51,236 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 53,009 number | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 54,870 number | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,023 number | 14,856 number | 18,737 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,519 number | 19,794 number | 27,618 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,440 number | 27,855 number | 33,717 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,338 number | 34,464 number | 42,149 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,294 number | 43,052 number | 53,009 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,870 number | 54,870 number | 54,870 number | 1 |
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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, primary education, male in Solomon Islands?
- School age population, primary education, male in Solomon Islands was 54,870 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 54,870 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,856 number in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Solomon Islands ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.