Solomon Islands: Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 4.89 percentage points from 3.4% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 42 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2023, Solomon Islands had the 2nd highest value of the 75 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Solomon Islands in the 2023 ranking

• Kiribati — 1st of 75: 16.39%
• Kyrgyz Republic — 3rd of 75: 6.83%
• Tunisia — 4th of 75: 6.73%
• Moldova — 5th of 75: 6.56%

What this measures

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Limitations: Data may refer to spending by the ministry of education only (excluding spending on educational activities by other ministries).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 11 values

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Australia — 5.06% (2022)
• Brunei Darussalam — 4.43% (2016)
• Cambodia — 2.18% (2023)
• China — 3.9% (2023)
• Fiji — 4.25% (2023)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 3.81% (2024)
• Indonesia — 1.28% (2023)
• Japan — 3.34% (2021)
• Kiribati — 16.39% (2023)
• Korea, Rep.

More education data for Solomon Islands

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 98,955 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 81.84% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 80.63% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 82.99% (2024)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 52,566 (2018)
• Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Solomon Islands's government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)?

8.29% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 4.89 percentage points from 3.4% in 1971. The highest value was 9.64% in 2020 and the lowest 2.32% in 1998.

How does Solomon Islands rank?

2nd highest of 75 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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