School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.6 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands, 1970–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 10.6 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands peaked at 10.77 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.21 years, in 1979.
Solomon Islands ranks 138th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.58 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.38 years | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 6.27 years | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 6.05 years | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 5.93 years | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 5.62 years | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 5.44 years | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 5.37 years | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 5.21 years | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 5.33 years | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 5.28 years | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 5.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.68 years | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 5.58 years | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 5.99 years | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 6.15 years | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 6.56 years | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 6.93 years | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 7.18 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 7.18 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.64 years | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 7.97 years | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 8.4 years | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 9.01 years | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 9.23 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 10.68 years | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 10.77 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 10.6 years | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.76 years | 5.21 years | 6.38 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.43 years | 5.28 years | 5.68 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.66 years | 5.99 years | 7.18 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.25 years | 6.64 years | 9.23 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.69 years | 10.6 years | 10.77 years | 3 |
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More education data for Solomon Islands
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,065 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,283 (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands was 10.6 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.77 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 years in 1979.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Solomon Islands ranks 138th out of 197 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.