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Education · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Solomon Islands: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 93.3% (2019), 48th of 176 in the world and 5th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary enrolment is 81.8% (2024), 180th of 191 in the world and 30th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary completion is 70.5% (2024), 148th of 168 in the world and 26th of 26 in East Asia & Pacific.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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9 indicators
Education: Solomon Islands in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 93.3%2019 | 48/176 | 5/30 | 35.3% | 101.9% | 93.3%2019 | +52.3 ppsince 2002 | 83.2% | 58.5% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 81.8%2024 | 180/191 | 30/30 | 80.2% | 114.8% | 89.6% | −27.1 ppsince 2014 | 100.0% | 105.4% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 70.5%2024 | 148/168 | 26/26 | · | 86.6% | 77.4% | −12.8 ppsince 2014 | 95.4% | 88.0% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 49.0%2012 | — | — | 19.2% | 51.0% | · | +18.9 ppsince 2002 | 92.0% | 68.0% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 57.8%2023 | 135/168 | 24/26 | 29.6% | 66.0%2011 | 64.8%2019 | −6.3 ppsince 2012 | 97.3% | 73.7% | 77.9% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 30.1%2024 | 11/178 | 1/29 | · | · | 12.1%2019 | +27.4 ppsince 2014 | — | 8.3% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 25.42018 | 54/173 | 9/27 | 19.21999 | 19.9 | 25.42018 | +32%since 1999 | 17.5 | 28.9 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 8.3%2023 | 7/184 | 4/29 | 2.3%1998 | 7.5% | 9.6% | +0.8 ppsince 2010 | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 25.2%2024 | 4/179 | 1/28 | 14.9%1998 | 33.1% | 30.5% | −7.9 ppsince 2010 | 13.0% | 13.6% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+52.3 pp93.3% in 2019
- Secondary enrolment+18.9 pp49.0% in 2012
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−12.8 pp70.5% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−6.3 pp57.8% in 2023
- Out-of-school children+27.4 pp30.1% in 2024
- Pupils per teacher+32%25.4 in 2018
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Solomon Islands and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Solomon Islands. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Solomon Islands | France | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Fiji | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 93.3%2019 | 106.7%2020 | 160.2%2020 | 45.8%2018 | 31.3%2021 | 102.6%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 81.8%2024 | 103.4%2024 | 99.6%2024 | 121.1%2023 | 110.4%2024 | 112.5%2024 |
| Primary completion | 70.5%2024 | — | — | 82.7%2023 | 116.3%2024 | 113.4%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 49.0%2012 | 103.8%2024 | 131.9%2024 | 52.1%2023 | 98.1%2024 | 134.7%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 57.8%2023 | 99.5%2024 | — | 41.9%2023 | 97.3%2024 | 64.6%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 30.1%2024 | 0.2%2024 | 0.1%2024 | 4.0%2021 | 2.4%2024 | 2.5%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 25.42018 | 18.22013 | — | 35.52016 | 28.02012 | 26.62015 |
| Education spending | 8.3%2023 | 5.3%2022 | 5.1%2022 | 0.8%2023 | 4.2%2023 | 7.6%2024 |
| Education, % of budget | 25.2%2024 | 9.1%2022 | 12.6%2022 | 3.5%2023 | 13.8%2025 | 19.3%2024 |