Primary education, teachers in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Primary education, teachers was 47.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Solomon Islands, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2019, primary education, teachers in Solomon Islands stood at 47.5%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Solomon Islands peaked at 47.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1971.
Solomon Islands ranks 174th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % female | 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% |
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
- 171 Angola 49.5% compare
- 172 Papua New Guinea 49.3% compare
- 173 Tanzania, United Republic of 47.8% compare
- 175 Mozambique 47.3% compare
- 176 Malawi 47.1% compare
- 177 Gambia 46.5% compare
More education data for Solomon Islands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,327 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 81.84 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Solomon Islands?
- Primary education, teachers in Solomon Islands was 47.5% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1971.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for primary education, teachers?
- Solomon Islands ranks 174th out of 200 countries with data for 2019.
- Is primary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.