Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number was 3,262 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Solomon Islands, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Solomon Islands stood at 3,262 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Solomon Islands peaked at 3,262 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,181 number, in 2003.
Solomon Islands ranks 148th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,205 number | — |
| 1999 | 1,206 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,233 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1,247 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,216 number | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1,181 number | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1,181 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,643 number | +39.1% |
| 2006 | 2,112 number | +28.5% |
| 2007 | 2,586 number | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 3,084 number | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 3,120 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3,132 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,158 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3,176 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,198 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3,195 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,197 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,224 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3,176 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 3,262 number | +2.7% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 3,262 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,185 number, 32% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 3,262 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,149 number, 79% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +39.1% | 1,181 number | 1,643 number |
| 2006 | +28.5% | 1,643 number | 2,112 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,206 number | 1,205 number | 1,206 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,860 number | 1,181 number | 3,120 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,191 number | 3,132 number | 3,262 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 145 Guinea-Bissau 3,431 number compare
- 146 Costa Rica 3,326 number compare
- 147 Iceland 3,302 number compare
- 149 Slovenia 3,195 number compare
- 150 Mozambique 3,117 number compare
- 151 Lesotho 3,041 number compare
More education data for Solomon Islands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 69.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 69.86 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,202 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,209 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,743 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 41,660 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 98,955 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Solomon Islands?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Solomon Islands was 3,262 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,262 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,181 number in 2003.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Solomon Islands ranks 148th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.