Primary education, teachers in Suriname
Suriname: Primary education, teachers was 95.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Suriname, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Suriname is 95.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Suriname peaked at 95.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1972.
Suriname ranks 11th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.8% | 61.0% | 76.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 83.2% | 78.8% | 85.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 83.0% | 87.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 82.3% | 93.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 93.2% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.3% | 95.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,068 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 257,128 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Suriname?
- Primary education, teachers in Suriname was 95.5% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1972.
- How does Suriname rank for primary education, teachers?
- Suriname ranks 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.