Progression to secondary school in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Progression to secondary school was 88.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Solomon Islands, 1979–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Solomon Islands is 88.2%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Solomon Islands peaked at 91.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 1979.
That places Solomon Islands 130th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.8% | 36.8% | 36.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 88.2% | 91.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Solomon Islands
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,327 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 80.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 83.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 448,502 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Solomon Islands?
- Progression to secondary school in Solomon Islands was 88.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 1979.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for progression to secondary school?
- Solomon Islands ranks 130th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).