School enrollment, preprimary in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: School enrollment, preprimary was 93.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Solomon Islands, 1970–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary in Solomon Islands is 93.3%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Solomon Islands peaked at 101.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1970.
That places Solomon Islands 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 39.0% | 34.2% | 41.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 35.3% | 40.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 84.1% | 101.9% | 10 |
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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 school enrollment, preprimary in Solomon Islands?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Solomon Islands was 93.3% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 101.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Solomon Islands ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.