Solomon Islands: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 0.23 percentage points from 47.26% in 2014. Since 1970 it is up 25.57 percentage points from 21.92% in 1970. The World Bank has no value for 28 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2019, Solomon Islands' primary education, teachers (% female) rose 3.15 percentage points on 2018 (from 44.35% to 47.49%).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2018), the average change was +0.5 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.42 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 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 7.1 percentage points in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.72 percentage points in 2015. 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 2019 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 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.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Solomon Islands in the 2019 ranking

• Gabon — 1st of 2: 57.5%

What this measures

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

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

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

All 22 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 77.77% (2024)
• Cambodia — 60.14% (2024)
• China — 74.51% (2024)
• Fiji — 64.64% (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 76.08% (2024)
• Indonesia — 72.37% (2025)
• Kiribati — 84.33% (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 76.66% (2024)
• Lao PDR — 54.89% (2025)
• Macao SAR, China — 81.11% (2024)
• Malaysia

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 primary education, teachers (% female)?

47.49% in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 25.57 percentage points from 21.92% in 1970. The highest value was 47.49% in 2019 and the lowest 20.66% in 1971.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Solomon Islands?

In 2019, Solomon Islands' primary education, teachers (% female) rose 3.15 percentage points on 2018 (from 44.35% to 47.49%). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2018), the average change was +0.5 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.42 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 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.TCHR.FE.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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