Solomon Islands: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 1.31 percentage points from 83.28% in 2013. Since 1974 it is down 9.36 percentage points from 91.33% in 1974. The World Bank has no value for 33 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Solomon Islands' persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) rose 15.29 percentage points on 2017 (from 66.68% to 81.97%).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2017), the average change was −1.98 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.41 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 15.29 percentage points in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.92 percentage points in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2010 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Solomon Islands in the 2018 ranking

• Eswatini — 2nd of 8: 96.61%
• Timor-Leste — 3rd of 8: 90.52%
• United Arab Emirates — 4th of 8: 84.07%
• Malawi — 6th of 8: 69.8%
• Pakistan — 7th of 8: 61.29%
• Madagascar — 8th of 8: 29.92%

What this measures

Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 12 values

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 98.86% (2019)
• Cambodia — 80.72% (2019)
• Fiji — 94.4% (2023)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 98.35% (2023)
• Kiribati — 86.77% (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 98.92% (2023)
• Lao PDR — 79.82% (2019)
• Macao SAR, China — 99.86% (2023)
• Malaysia — 88.74% (2023)
• Philippines — 93.94% (2023)

More education data for Solomon Islands

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 98,955 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 81.84% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 80.63% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 82.99% (2024)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 52,566 (2018)
• Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Solomon Islands's persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)?

81.97% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1974?

It is down 9.36 percentage points from 91.33% in 1974. The highest value was 91.33% in 1974 and the lowest 66.68% in 2017.

Is the latest change in persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) unusual for Solomon Islands?

In 2018, Solomon Islands' persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) rose 15.29 percentage points on 2017 (from 66.68% to 81.97%). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2017), the average change was −1.98 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.41 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRS5.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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