Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca; English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population); 120 indigenous languages
Literacy:
NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 9 years
male: 9 years
female: 9 years (2006)
Education expenditures:
2.2% of GDP (1999) country comparison to the world: 167
Government ::Solomon Islands