Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 6.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Solomon Islands, 1974–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 6.0% for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in 2017.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Solomon Islands peaked at 8.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1980.
Solomon Islands ranks 46th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.1% | — |
| 1980 | 2.8% | -30.3% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | +49.1% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +102.3% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +31.5% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.0% | 8.6% | 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 5 of primary education, male in Solomon Islands?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Solomon Islands was 6.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male 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, male?
- Solomon Islands ranks 46th out of 140 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 5 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.