Solomon Islands: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 2.07% from 0.97 in 2014 (0.41% a year on average, compounded). Since 1970 it is up 62.19% from 0.61 in 1970 (0.99% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 14 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2019, Solomon Islands' school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00365 on 2018 (from 1 to 0.99).

Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2018), the average change was +0.00795 and a typical year strayed about 0.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.09 in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.05 in 1971. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.00241 a year. A straight line explains 67% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2019, Solomon Islands had the 8th highest value of the 18 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Solomon Islands in the 2019 ranking

• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 4th of 18: 1.01
• Japan — 5th of 18: 1
• Bahrain — 6th of 18: 0.99
• Russian Federation — 8th of 18: 0.99
• Antigua and Barbuda — 9th of 18: 0.98
• Kenya — 10th of 18: 0.97

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

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

All 36 values

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Australia — 1 (2020)
• Brunei Darussalam — 1 (2020)
• Cambodia — 0.98 (2021)
• China — 1.01 (2021)
• Fiji — 0.96 (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 1.04 (2021)
• Indonesia — 0.97 (2018)
• Japan — 1 (2019)
• Kiribati — 1.06 (2020)

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 school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

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

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 62.19% from 0.61 in 1970 (0.99% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1 in 2018 and the lowest 0.56 in 1971.

How does Solomon Islands rank?

8th highest of 18 economies with data for 2019.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Solomon Islands?

In 2019, Solomon Islands' school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00365 on 2018 (from 1 to 0.99). Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2018), the average change was +0.00795 and a typical year strayed about 0.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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