School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Solomon Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Solomon Islands is 1.81 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Solomon Islands peaked at 3.01 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 years, in 1970.
Solomon Islands ranks 107th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0085 years | — |
| 1990 | 0.9571 years | +11146.4% |
| 1991 | 1.03 years | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 1.12 years | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 1.1 years | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.06 years | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.12 years | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.14 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.13 years | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9655 years | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 1.14 years | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 3.01 years | +163.9% |
| 2011 | 2.97 years | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.74 years | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 2.81 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.86 years | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.85 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.85 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.01 years | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 2.57 years | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 2.82 years | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 1.93 years | -31.5% |
| 2023 | 1.97 years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.81 years | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0085 years | 0.0085 years | 0.0085 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.08 years | 0.9571 years | 1.14 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.05 years | 0.9655 years | 1.14 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.85 years | 2.57 years | 3.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 years | 1.81 years | 1.97 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 104 Dominican Republic 1.82 years compare
- 105 Dominica 1.82 years compare
- 106 Vanuatu 1.81 years compare
- 108 Seychelles 1.81 years compare
- 109 Rwanda 1.78 years compare
- 110 Cayman Islands 1.77 years compare
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 life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Solomon Islands?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Solomon Islands was 1.81 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 years in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Solomon Islands ranks 107th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release