Solomon Islands - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Solomon Islands was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 7.00 in 1975, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1976.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 7.00
1971 7.00
1972 7.00
1973 7.00
1974 7.00
1975 7.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Solomon Islands was 107,118 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 108,396 in 2017 and a minimum value of 21,270 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 21,270
1971 25,144
1972 25,570
1973 25,442
1974 26,088
1975 28,219
1976 27,021
1977 26,390
1978 26,749
1979 26,973
1980 28,870
1981 29,253
1982 30,616
1983 34,953
1984 37,522
1985 38,716
1986 39,563
1987 42,381
1990 47,598
1991 49,000
1992 53,320
1993 57,264
1994 60,493
1995 63,794
1996 55,940
1997 66,840
1999 58,016
2000 57,364
2002 66,480
2005 75,082
2006 80,649
2007 83,232
2010 95,379
2011 98,066
2012 97,547
2013 100,517
2014 101,981
2015 104,236
2016 107,203
2017 108,396
2018 105,428
2019 107,118

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Solomon Islands was 48.29 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 48.29 in 2018, while its lowest value was 34.36 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 36.40
1971 34.36
1972 37.77
1973 37.76
1974 39.03
1975 38.07
1976 38.89
1977 40.63
1978 39.87
1979 40.54
1980 41.50
1981 41.58
1982 42.19
1983 42.71
1986 43.52
1990 44.34
1991 44.40
1992 44.23
1993 44.36
1994 44.78
1999 46.27
2000 46.06
2002 46.50
2005 46.76
2006 47.07
2007 47.07
2010 47.62
2011 47.67
2012 47.90
2013 48.16
2014 47.73
2015 48.14
2016 48.09
2017 48.20
2018 48.29

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Solomon Islands was 4,348.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,097.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 885.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 885.00
1971 1,060.00
1972 1,088.00
1973 1,088.00
1974 974.00
1975 1,071.00
1976 1,060.00
1977 1,069.00
1978 1,010.00
1979 1,065.00
1980 1,148.00
1981 1,171.00
1982 1,199.00
1983 1,390.00
1984 1,536.00
1985 1,496.00
1986 1,849.00
1990 2,457.00
1991 2,388.00
1992 2,490.00
1993 2,357.00
1994 2,514.00
1997 2,850.00
1999 3,014.00
2010 4,789.00
2011 5,022.00
2012 5,097.00
2013 4,880.00
2014 5,019.00
2015 4,051.00
2016 4,262.00
2017 4,205.00
2018 4,149.00
2019 4,348.00

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Solomon Islands was 47.49 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 47.49 in 2019, while its lowest value was 20.66 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 21.92
1971 20.66
1972 27.76
1973 27.76
1974 28.34
1975 29.13
1980 26.39
1981 26.73
1982 27.94
1983 28.13
1986 33.80
1999 40.58
2010 45.33
2011 45.82
2012 46.65
2013 46.33
2014 47.26
2015 41.55
2016 42.40
2017 43.04
2018 44.35
2019 47.49

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes