Secondary education, pupils in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Secondary education, pupils was 46.7% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Solomon Islands, 1970–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 46.7% for secondary education, pupils in 2012. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Solomon Islands peaked at 46.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1975.
Solomon Islands ranks 166th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.6% | — |
| 1971 | 27.0% | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 25.0% | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 37.5% | +50.3% |
| 1990 | 36.7% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 36.6% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 36.2% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 37.6% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 41.1% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 35.7% | 41.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 42.1% | 43.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 44.5% | 46.7% | 3 |
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More education data for Solomon Islands
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Solomon Islands?
- Secondary education, pupils in Solomon Islands was 46.7% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1975.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Solomon Islands ranks 166th out of 203 countries with data for 2012.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.