ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) vs Suriname: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
59.4%
in 2024
Suriname
65.4%
in 2024
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank
43rd
Suriname rank
42nd

Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
  • Suriname
0204060199220082024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 65.4% against 59.4% in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), a difference of 6.0%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Suriname ahead.

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 42nd of 211 groups.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 56.6% 57.5% 0.8% Suriname
2010s 58.2% 64.1% 5.9% Suriname
2020s 59.3% 64.7% 5.4% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female, ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) or Suriname?
Suriname, at 65.4% against 59.4% in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Suriname?
6.0%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Suriname?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Suriname rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 42nd of 211 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) vs Suriname: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-teachers-in-upper-secondary-education-who-are-female-percent-2/escap-north-america-nam-unsdcode-98425/suriname/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-teachers-in-upper-secondary-education-who-are-female-percent-2/escap-north-america-nam-unsdcode-98425/suriname/">ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) vs Suriname: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 8,227 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release