Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 47.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Solomon Islands, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Solomon Islands is 47.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Solomon Islands peaked at 47.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1971.
Solomon Islands ranks 185th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.9% | — |
| 1971 | 20.7% | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 27.8% | +34.4% |
| 1973 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 28.3% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 29.1% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 26.4% | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 26.7% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 27.9% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 33.8% | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 40.6% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +7.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 47.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 47.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 62% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +34.4% | 20.7% | 27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 20.7% | 29.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 26.4% | 33.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 40.6% | 40.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 41.5% | 47.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 182 Angola 49.5% compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 49.3% compare
- 184 Tanzania, United Republic of 47.8% compare
- 186 Mozambique 47.3% compare
- 187 Malawi 47.1% compare
- 188 Gambia 46.5% compare
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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Solomon Islands?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Solomon Islands was 47.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1971.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Solomon Islands ranks 185th out of 212 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release