School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Solomon Islands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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