School life expectancy, primary, male in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.13 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Solomon Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 5.13 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Solomon Islands peaked at 7.41 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.51 years, in 1982.
Solomon Islands ranks 154th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6 years | 4.73 years | 6.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7 years | 4.51 years | 4.86 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.63 years | 5.13 years | 6.15 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.07 years | 5 years | 6.73 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.9 years | 6.3 years | 7.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.37 years | 5.13 years | 5.86 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More education data for Solomon Islands
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,327 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 80.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Solomon Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Solomon Islands was 5.13 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.41 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 years in 1982.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Solomon Islands ranks 154th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release