School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) was 6.89 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 6.89 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Solomon Islands peaked at 9.61 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.47 years, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 180th of 200 countries on this measure, 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, female (years) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.47 years | — |
| 2002 | 6.59 years | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 7.28 years | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 7.9 years | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 8.06 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.57 years | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 9.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 9.25 years | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 9.2 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.07 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.13 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.03 years | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.58 years | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 8.45 years | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 7.33 years | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 7.31 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 6.89 years | -5.7% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 6.89 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.66 years, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 6.89 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.95 years, 77% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.06 years | 5.47 years | 8.06 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.1 years | 8.45 years | 9.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.18 years | 6.89 years | 7.33 years | 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, primary and lower secondary, female in Solomon Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Solomon Islands was 6.89 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.61 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.47 years in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Solomon Islands ranks 180th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release