School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 59,137 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
59,137 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
153rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
59,137 number
in 2019
All-time low
35,792 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Solomon Islands, 1998–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k1998200820191998: 35.8k number1999: 36.5k number2000: 37.1k number2001: 38.0k number2002: 38.7k number2003: 39.4k number2004: 40.2k number2005: 41.0k number2006: 42.0k number2007: 43.1k number2008: 44.1k number2009: 44.8k number2010: 45.6k number2011: 46.6k number2012: 47.6k number2013: 48.7k number2014: 50.2k number2015: 51.8k number2016: 53.8k number2017: 55.9k number2018: 57.9k number2019: 59.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Solomon Islands recorded 59,137 number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Solomon Islands peaked at 59,137 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35,792 number, in 1998.

Solomon Islands ranks 153rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Solomon Islands, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 35,792 number
1999 36,457 number +1.9%
2000 37,133 number +1.9%
2001 37,968 number +2.2%
2002 38,725 number +2.0%
2003 39,435 number +1.8%
2004 40,207 number +2.0%
2005 40,962 number +1.9%
2006 42,029 number +2.6%
2007 43,099 number +2.5%
2008 44,108 number +2.3%
2009 44,796 number +1.6%
2010 45,640 number +1.9%
2011 46,568 number +2.0%
2012 47,574 number +2.2%
2013 48,719 number +2.4%
2014 50,226 number +3.1%
2015 51,789 number +3.1%
2016 53,760 number +3.8%
2017 55,872 number +3.9%
2018 57,881 number +3.6%
2019 59,137 number +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36,124 number 35,792 number 36,457 number 2
2000s 40,846 number 37,133 number 44,796 number 10
2010s 51,717 number 45,640 number 59,137 number 10

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 150 East Timor 95,664 number compare
  2. 151 Eswatini 84,508 number compare
  3. 152 Comoros 70,735 number compare
  4. 154 Cyprus 56,012 number compare
  5. 155 Fiji 53,856 number compare
  6. 156 Guyana 45,368 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Solomon Islands?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Solomon Islands was 59,137 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 59,137 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 35,792 number in 1998.
How does Solomon Islands rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Solomon Islands ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/