School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 6.87 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 6.87 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands peaked at 9.7 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.78 years, in 2000.
That places Solomon Islands 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.78 years | — |
| 2002 | 6.92 years | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 7.58 years | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 8.19 years | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 8.3 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.65 years | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 9.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.34 years | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 9.27 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.21 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.02 years | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.56 years | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 8.44 years | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.43 years | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 7.26 years | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 6.87 years | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.35 years | 5.78 years | 8.3 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.16 years | 8.44 years | 9.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.19 years | 6.87 years | 7.43 years | 3 |
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More education data for Solomon Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 41,660 (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.83 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,327 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,473 (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,187 (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,952 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands was 6.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 years in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Solomon Islands ranks 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release