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Oceania > Solomon Islands > Education

SOLOMON ISLANDER EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 97 % of GNI ... [97th of 168]
Children out of school, primary 53 ... [53rd of 126]
Children out of school, primary, female 51 ... [51st of 117]
Children out of school, primary, male 50 ... [50th of 117]
Duration of education > Primary level 37 [37th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 26 [26th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP) 98% [98th of 132]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 23 % ... [23rd of 101]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 155% [155th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 157% [157th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 46 [46th of 191]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 51 % ... [51st of 156]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 64 [64th of 148]
Pupils reaching grade 5 67 [67th of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 83 [83rd of 175]
Repitition rate > Primary level 51 [51st of 143]
School enrollment, primary > % net 117 % net ... [117th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 74 % gross ... [74th of 174]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 100 % net ... [100th of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 77 % gross ... [77th of 162]

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SOURCES: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.; Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.; Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.; Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.; Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002); Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.; Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.; Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.; Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.; Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.; Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.; Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.; Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.; Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.; Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.; Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.; Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.; Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

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