School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.43 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Solomon Islands, 1970–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Solomon Islands is 10.43 years, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Solomon Islands peaked at 10.51 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.12 years, in 1970.
That places Solomon Islands 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.12 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.46 years | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 4.53 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.9 years | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 5.37 years | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 5.5 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 5.87 years | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 6.21 years | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 6.52 years | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 6.7 years | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 6.23 years | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 7.51 years | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 7.98 years | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 8.6 years | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 8.79 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 10.33 years | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 10.51 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.43 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.37 years | 4.12 years | 4.53 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 4.9 years | 4.9 years | 4.9 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.03 years | 5.37 years | 6.7 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.82 years | 6.23 years | 8.79 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.42 years | 10.33 years | 10.51 years | 3 |
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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, primary and secondary, female in Solomon Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Solomon Islands was 10.43 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.51 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.12 years in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Solomon Islands ranks 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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, female (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.