School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.23 years in 2007. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Solomon Islands, 1970–2007
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2007, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Solomon Islands stood at 9.23 years. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Solomon Islands peaked at 9.23 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.21 years, in 1979.
Solomon Islands ranks 164th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More education data for Solomon Islands
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Solomon Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Solomon Islands was 9.23 years in 2007, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.23 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, both sexes?
- Solomon Islands ranks 164th out of 183 countries with data for 2007.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.