Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 8.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Solomon Islands, 1974–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 8.2% for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in 2017.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Solomon Islands peaked at 12.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1980.
Solomon Islands ranks 44th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 9.3% | — |
| 1980 | 4.0% | -56.7% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +89.9% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +28.7% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 12.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Solomon Islands?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Solomon Islands was 8.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1980.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
- Solomon Islands ranks 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.