School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 3.52 years in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
3.52 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
156th
of 198 countries
All-time high
3.52 years
in 2012
All-time low
0.4002 years
in 1970
Years of data
29
1970–2012

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands, 1970–2012

012341970199120121970: 0.4 years1971: 0.483 years1972: 0.534 years1973: 0.617 years1975: 0.496 years1976: 0.616 years1977: 0.694 years1978: 0.735 years1979: 0.757 years1980: 0.821 years1981: 0.993 years1982: 1.1 years1983: 1.1 years1986: 0.946 years1990: 0.694 years1991: 0.768 years1992: 0.789 years1993: 0.856 years1994: 0.897 years1999: 1.8 years2000: 1.5 years2001: 1.8 years2002: 2.3 years2005: 2.2 years2006: 2.5 years2007: 2.6 years2010: 3.4 years2011: 3.5 years2012: 3.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2012, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands stood at 3.52 years. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands peaked at 3.52 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4002 years, in 1970.

Solomon Islands ranks 156th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5925 years 0.4002 years 0.7567 years 9
1980s 0.9781 years 0.8206 years 1.07 years 5
1990s 0.9726 years 0.6942 years 1.83 years 6
2000s 2.13 years 1.47 years 2.61 years 6
2010s 3.48 years 3.43 years 3.52 years 3

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 153 Nicaragua 3.71 years compare
  2. 154 Congo 3.68 years compare
  3. 155 Eritrea 3.52 years compare
  4. 157 Andorra 3.46 years compare
  5. 158 Kenya 3.46 years compare
  6. 159 Namibia 3.36 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands?
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Solomon Islands was 3.52 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 3.52 years in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4002 years in 1970.
How does Solomon Islands rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Solomon Islands ranks 156th out of 198 countries with data for 2012.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.