Trained teachers in primary education, female in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 81.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Solomon Islands, 2010–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, female in Solomon Islands is 81.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Solomon Islands peaked at 81.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2011.
That places Solomon Islands 94th out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 56.5% | — |
| 2011 | 52.7% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | +10.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 81.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 90% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 81.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 87% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 91 Egypt 85.9%
- 92 Brunei Darussalam 85.8% compare
- 93 Trinidad and Tobago 83.4% compare
- 95 Saint Lucia 81.3% compare
- 96 Monaco 79.6%
- 97 Eritrea 78.7% compare
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 trained teachers in primary education, female in Solomon Islands?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Solomon Islands was 81.4% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2011.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Solomon Islands ranks 94th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. 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 Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.