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
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Solomon Islands, 1970–2007
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 155 Syrian Arab Republic 9.07 years compare
- 156 Côte d'Ivoire 9.05 years compare
- 157 Liberia 8.99 years compare
- 159 Iraq 8.75 years compare
- 160 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.52 years compare
- 161 Nigeria 8.18 years compare
More gender data for Solomon Islands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 322.01 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9338 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 10,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 10,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 10,814 (2025)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.