Secondary education, teachers in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Secondary education, teachers was 32.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Solomon Islands, 1970–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Solomon Islands is 32.6%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Solomon Islands peaked at 33.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1973.
That places Solomon Islands 167th out of 198 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.7% | — |
| 1971 | 32.0% | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 27.7% | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 24.9% | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 28.2% | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 26.1% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 32.7% | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.3% | 24.9% | 33.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 32.7% | 32.7% | 32.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 32.7% | 32.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 29.3% | 32.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Solomon Islands
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Solomon Islands?
- Secondary education, teachers in Solomon Islands was 32.6% in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1973.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Solomon Islands ranks 167th out of 198 countries with data for 2015.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.