Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes was 5.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands, 1974–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands stood at 5.6%.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands peaked at 9.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1980.
Solomon Islands ranks 48th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.3% | — |
| 1979 | 3.7% | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | -24.1% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | +42.8% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | +111.1% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +49.4% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +43.9% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -18.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 5.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.0%, 92% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 5.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%, 21.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +111.1% | 3.6% | 7.6% |
| 1993 | +49.4% | 5.9% | 8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 5.9% | 8.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.6% | 9.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 5.9% compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 5.7% compare
- 47 Belize 5.6% compare
- 49 Burkina Faso 5.3% compare
- 50 Nicaragua 5.2% compare
- 51 Afghanistan 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 5 of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands was 5.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1980.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Solomon Islands ranks 48th out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 5 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.