SDG: Europe vs Suriname: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
SDG: Europe
87.7%
in 2024
Suriname
95.5%
in 2021
SDG: Europe rank
13th
Suriname rank
12th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- SDG: Europe
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 95.5% against 87.7% in SDG: Europe, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Europe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was SDG: Europe ahead.
SDG: Europe ranks 13th and Suriname ranks 12th of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, SDG: Europe averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Europe | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.5% | 66.8% | 12.7% | SDG: Europe |
| 1980s | 81.3% | 83.2% | 1.9% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 85.2% | 2.0% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 85.2% | 89.8% | 4.6% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 94.4% | 7.6% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 95.4% | 7.7% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, SDG: Europe or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 95.5% against 87.7% in SDG: Europe as of 2021.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between SDG: Europe and Suriname?
- 7.8%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe and Suriname?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do SDG: Europe and Suriname rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 13th and Suriname ranks 12th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release