Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female was 5.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Solomon Islands, 1974–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 5.5% for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in 2017.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Solomon Islands peaked at 16.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1981.
That places Solomon Islands 39th out of 171 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 6.7% | — |
| 1980 | 3.8% | -42.8% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +160.4% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +137.7% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -44.6% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -33.4% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 5.5% | 16.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 36 Kenya 5.7% compare
- 37 Mozambique 5.6% compare
- 38 Bhutan 5.5% compare
- 40 Cape Verde 5.3% compare
- 41 South Africa 5.1% compare
- 42 Togo 5.1% 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 repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Solomon Islands?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Solomon Islands was 5.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1981.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female?
- Solomon Islands ranks 39th out of 171 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 3 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.