School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 8.79 years in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
8.79 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
158th
of 175 countries
All-time high
8.79 years
in 2007
All-time low
4.12 years
in 1970
Years of data
15
1970–2007

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Solomon Islands, 1970–2007

024681970198820071970: 4.1 years1971: 4.5 years1975: 4.5 years1986: 4.9 years1990: 5.4 years1991: 5.5 years1992: 5.9 years1993: 6.2 years1994: 6.5 years1999: 6.7 years2000: 6.2 years2002: 7.5 years2005: 8 years2006: 8.6 years2007: 8.8 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2007, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Solomon Islands stood at 8.79 years. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Solomon Islands peaked at 8.79 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.12 years, in 1970.

That places Solomon Islands 158th out of 175 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Solomon Islands, 1970 to 2007.
Year years Change
1970 4.12 years
1971 4.46 years +8.2%
1975 4.53 years +1.6%
1986 4.9 years +8.2%
1990 5.37 years +9.7%
1991 5.5 years +2.4%
1992 5.87 years +6.6%
1993 6.21 years +5.9%
1994 6.52 years +4.9%
1999 6.7 years +2.7%
2000 6.23 years -7.0%
2002 7.51 years +20.6%
2005 7.98 years +6.3%
2006 8.6 years +7.6%
2007 8.79 years +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.37 years 4.12 years 4.53 years 3
1980s 4.9 years 4.9 years 4.9 years 1
1990s 6.03 years 5.37 years 6.7 years 6
2000s 7.82 years 6.23 years 8.79 years 5

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 155 Syrian Arab Republic 9.07 years compare
  2. 156 Côte d'Ivoire 9.05 years compare
  3. 157 Liberia 8.99 years compare
  4. 159 Iraq 8.75 years compare
  5. 160 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.52 years compare
  6. 161 Nigeria 8.18 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Solomon Islands?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Solomon Islands was 8.79 years in 2007, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 8.79 years in 2007.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 4.12 years in 1970.
How does Solomon Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Solomon Islands ranks 158th out of 175 countries with data for 2007.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.