School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 0.9837 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Solomon Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Solomon Islands stood at 0.9837 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Solomon Islands peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8372 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Solomon Islands 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8372 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.9636 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9729 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9386 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.962 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9592 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9916 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9823 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9907 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9853 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9776 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9993 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9837 GPIA | -1.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.9837 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.9837 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 GPIA, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8372 GPIA | 0.8372 GPIA | 0.8372 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9593 GPIA | 0.9386 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.987 GPIA | 0.9823 GPIA | 0.9916 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9853 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9869 GPIA | 0.9776 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More education data for Solomon Islands
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1208 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Solomon Islands?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Solomon Islands was 0.9837 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8372 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Solomon Islands ranks 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release