Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total was 108.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Solomon Islands, 1975–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2018, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Solomon Islands stood at 108.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Solomon Islands peaked at 125.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 1981.
That places Solomon Islands 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 95.4% | — |
| 1980 | 86.7% | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 82.1% | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 85.2% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 103.0% | +20.9% |
| 1984 | 97.6% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 88.5% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 103.2% | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 118.6% | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 125.0% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 116.6% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 124.1% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 119.8% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 118.1% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 122.1% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 113.5% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 115.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 108.0% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 90.5% | 82.1% | 103.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 111.1% | 92.0% | 125.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 117.3% | 108.0% | 124.1% | 7 |
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More education data for Solomon Islands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,202 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,209 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,743 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 41,660 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 98,955 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1208 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Solomon Islands?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Solomon Islands was 108.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 125.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 1981.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
- Solomon Islands ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.