Solomon Islands: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 0.38 percentage points from 36.84% in 2013. Since 1970 it is up 36.46 percentage points from 0% in 1970. The World Bank has no value for 34 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Solomon Islands' over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) rose 0.13 percentage points on 2017 (from 36.33% to 36.46%).

Across the 11 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2017), the average change was −0.07 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.16 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.14 percentage points in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.35 percentage points in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Solomon Islands had the 1st highest value of the 77 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 2018 ranking

• Pakistan — 2nd of 77: 26.39%
• Madagascar — 3rd of 77: 24.98%
• Rwanda — 4th of 77: 24.86%

What this measures

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.

All 15 values

Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in nearby economies

• Australia — 3.79% (2017)
• Brunei Darussalam — 4.08% (2018)
• Cambodia — 13.9% (2018)
• Fiji — 2.93% (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 2.57% (2018)
• Indonesia — 1.32% (2018)
• Kiribati — 3.41% (2017)
• Korea, Rep. — 0.76% (2017)
• Lao PDR — 10.61% (2018)
• Macao SAR, China — 3.99% (2018)

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 over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)?

36.46% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 36.46 percentage points from 0% in 1970. The highest value was 36.98% in 2014 and the lowest 0% in 1970.

How does Solomon Islands rank?

1st highest of 77 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) unusual for Solomon Islands?

In 2018, Solomon Islands' over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) rose 0.13 percentage points on 2017 (from 36.33% to 36.46%). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2017), the average change was −0.07 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.16 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.OENR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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