Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 1,840 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in Solomon Islands, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 1,840 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Solomon Islands peaked at 2,378 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 194 number, in 1970.
Solomon Islands ranks 162nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 194 number | — |
| 1971 | 219 number | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 302 number | +37.9% |
| 1973 | 302 number | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 276 number | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 312 number | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 303 number | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 313 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 335 number | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 391 number | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 625 number | +59.8% |
| 1999 | 1,223 number | +95.7% |
| 2010 | 2,171 number | +77.5% |
| 2011 | 2,301 number | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 2,378 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2,261 number | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 2,372 number | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1,683 number | -29.0% |
| 2016 | 1,807 number | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 1,810 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,840 number | +1.7% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 1,840 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,278 number, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 1,840 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,428 number, 12% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +95.7% | 625 number | 1,223 number |
| 2010 | +77.5% | 1,223 number | 2,171 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 267.5 number | 194 number | 312 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 393.4 number | 303 number | 625 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,223 number | 1,223 number | 1,223 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,069 number | 1,683 number | 2,378 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More education data for Solomon Islands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 69.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 69.86 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Solomon Islands?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Solomon Islands was 1,840 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,378 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 194 number in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Solomon Islands ranks 162nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.