Education spending in Solomon Islands
Government spending on education in Solomon Islands was equal to 8.3% of GDP in 2023.
Solomon Islands, 2023
8.3%
Change from 2022
−0.2percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Solomon Islands over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Solomon Islands | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.3% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | – | 4.2% |
| 2018 | – | 4.2% |
| 2017 | – | 4.1% |
| 2016 | – | 4.2% |
| 2015 | – | 4.2% |
| 2014 | – | 4.2% |
| 2013 | – | 4.3% |
| 2012 | – | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 8.5% in 2022.
- Since 1971, when it was 3.4%, the figure has changed by +4.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Solomon Islands
All statistics for Solomon Islands
Primary school enrolment (gross)
81.8%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
8.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
27.2%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
30.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
23.5%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
36.1%
2023 · UNESCO UIS