Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 2,084 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands is 2,084 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands peaked at 2,119 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7 number, in 1970.
Solomon Islands ranks 132nd of 185 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.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7 number | — |
| 2008 | 1,283 number | +18228.6% |
| 2009 | 1,425 number | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 1,200 number | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 1,111 number | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 1,216 number | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 1,330 number | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 1,424 number | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 2,002 number | +40.6% |
| 2017 | 2,119 number | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 2,084 number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 number | 7 number | 7 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,354 number | 1,283 number | 1,425 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,561 number | 1,111 number | 2,119 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More education data for Solomon Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,187 (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,952 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,065 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,283 (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Solomon Islands was 2,084 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,119 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Solomon Islands ranks 132nd out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.