Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0065 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Solomon Islands, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0.0065 units per person for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.0091 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 units per person, in 1978.
Solomon Islands ranks 49th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.005 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0059 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0057 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.005 units per person | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0053 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.005 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0048 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0053 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0056 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0053 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0063 units per person | +19.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 units per person | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 0.007 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0071 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0067 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.007 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.007 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.009 units per person | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0091 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 units per person | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0064 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.006 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.007 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0065 units per person | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More education data for Solomon Islands
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.0065 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0091 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 units per person in 1978.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 49th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.