Ireland vs Suriname: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Ireland
0.0079 units per person
in 2023
Suriname
0.0082 units per person
in 2021
Ireland rank
23rd
Suriname rank
22nd

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0082 units per person against 0.0079 units per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 23rd and Suriname ranks 22nd of 204 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0041 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0.0036 units per person Suriname
1980s 0.0044 units per person 0.0075 units per person 0.0032 units per person Suriname
1990s 0.0044 units per person 0.0073 units per person 0.0028 units per person Suriname
2000s 0.0064 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0.0013 units per person Suriname
2010s 0.0071 units per person 0.0088 units per person 0.0017 units per person Suriname
2020s 0.0077 units per person 0.0082 units per person 0.0005 units per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Ireland or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0082 units per person against 0.0079 units per person in Ireland as of 2021.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Ireland and Suriname?
0.0003 units per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Suriname?
30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
How do Ireland and Suriname rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Ireland ranks 23rd and Suriname ranks 22nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.