Suriname vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Suriname
95.5%
in 2021
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
87.5%
in 2024
Suriname rank
12th
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank
15th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Suriname
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 95.5% against 87.5% in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1982 it was WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
Suriname ranks 12th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 15th of 212 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.2% | 80.7% | 2.5% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 82.3% | 2.9% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 82.5% | 7.3% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 84.8% | 9.6% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 87.2% | 8.2% | 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, Suriname or WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Suriname, at 95.5% against 87.5% in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Suriname and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- 8.0%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2021.
- How do Suriname and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Suriname ranks 12th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 15th of 212 countries.
- 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