Primary completion rate, total in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Primary completion rate, total was 70.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Solomon Islands, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Solomon Islands is 70.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Solomon Islands peaked at 86.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 1975.
Solomon Islands ranks 159th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 44.2% | — |
| 1980 | 60.5% | +36.8% |
| 1981 | 57.1% | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 52.8% | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 51.6% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 48.0% | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 49.6% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 58.7% | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 69.4% | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 67.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | +27.6% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.2% | 44.2% | 44.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 53.3% | 48.0% | 60.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 65.7% | 58.7% | 69.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 80.0% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 66.5% | 77.4% | 3 |
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More aid effectiveness data for Solomon Islands
- Net ODA received per capita 304.57 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual -3.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per 8,705 current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit 0.1618 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita 304.57 current US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) -4.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 8,705 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 0.1618 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 304.57 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 304.57 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Solomon Islands?
- Primary completion rate, total in Solomon Islands was 70.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 1975.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Solomon Islands ranks 159th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.