Solomon Islands
Last updated July 1, 2026
Fragile/Conflict-Affected Country: This country is classified as experiencing institutional and social fragility.
In fragile and conflict-affected settings, severe data gaps, rapid disruption, and uneven reporting can distort index values. These scores should be read as a limited signal, not a complete picture of conditions in the country.
Composite GEFRI Score
Severe readiness constraints across dimensions
Solomon Islands shows severely limited readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (21st percentile worldwide). Key structural conditions limit capacity to plan, implement, and sustain forward-looking reforms.
- Global percentile
- 21st
- Global rank
- #140
- Regional rank
- #23
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Country profile
Solomon Islands faces substantial readiness constraints across core dimensions. Its weakest results are in Infrastructure (37, 20th percentile), GEFRI Composite (31, 21st percentile), Innovation (23, 6th percentile) and School Access and Gender Parity (5, 12th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.
Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. Low internet adoption slows digital participation and constrains system-wide modernization. Literacy or tertiary enrollment gaps thin the talent pipeline and limit the country’s capacity to develop future-ready skills.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.
Governance presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning.
Some indicators are imputed, so the profile should be read with moderate caution.
Key insights
Falls below many peers at the 21st percentile.
Places 140th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 23rd within East Asia & Pacific.
Scores range from Human Capital (49.1) to Access & Parity (5.0), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: East Asia & Pacific
Composite GEFRI Score
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Korea, Rep. | 77.95 |
| 3 | 2 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 77.62 |
| 4 | 3 | Singapore | 77.59 |
| 12 | 4 | Japan | 76.08 |
| 14 | 5 | Australia | 75.89 |
| 20 | 6 | New Zealand | 73.01 |
| — | — | NauruMicrostate | 60.91 |
| 48 | 7 | Fiji | 60.84 |
| — | — | Northern Mariana IslandsMicrostate | 60.77 |
| 50 | 8 | Thailand | 60.64 |
| 54 | 9 | Brunei Darussalam | 60.25 |
| 55 | 10 | Indonesia | 59.51 |
| — | — | GuamMicrostate | 59.03 |
| — | — | American SamoaMicrostate | 58.57 |
| 63 | 11 | Macao SAR, China | 58.24 |
| 66 | 12 | Viet Nam | 57.81 |
| — | — | New CaledoniaMicrostate | 57.39 |
| 70 | 13 | Mongolia | 57.06 |
| — | — | PalauMicrostate | 56.92 |
| 73 | 14 | Malaysia | 56.68 |
| — | — | French PolynesiaMicrostate | 56.07 |
| 75 | 15 | China | 55.64 |
| 85 | 16 | Philippines | 52.11 |
| — | — | SamoaMicrostate | 51.42 |
| — | — | TuvaluFCSMicrostate | 49.03 |
| — | — | TongaMicrostate | 48.36 |
| — | — | KiribatiFCSMicrostate | 46.12 |
| — | — | Marshall IslandsFCSMicrostate | 45.41 |
| — | — | Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FCSMicrostate | 41.64 |
| 111 | 17 | Timor-LesteFCS | 40.85 |
| 113 | 18 | Vanuatu | 40.42 |
| 118 | 19 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 37.53 |
| 130 | 20 | MyanmarFCS | 33.78 |
| 131 | 21 | Cambodia | 33.74 |
| 134 | 22 | Lao PDR | 32.35 |
| 140 | 23 | Solomon IslandsFCS | 31.28 |
| 153 | 24 | Papua New GuineaFCS | 25.62 |