Low & middle income vs Suriname: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Low & middle income
0.0042 units per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.0082 units per person
in 2021
Low & middle income rank
22nd
Suriname rank
22nd

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0082 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.004 units per person.

That makes Suriname's figure about 2.0 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 22nd and Suriname ranks 22nd of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 0.004 units per person 0.0074 units per person 0.0034 units per person Suriname
1980s 0.0042 units per person 0.0075 units per person 0.0033 units per person Suriname
1990s 0.0041 units per person 0.0073 units per person 0.0031 units per person Suriname
2000s 0.004 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0.0037 units per person Suriname
2010s 0.0042 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0047 units per person Suriname
2020s 0.0042 units per person 0.0084 units per person 0.0042 units per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Low & middle income or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0082 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Low & middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Low & middle income and Suriname?
0.004 units per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Suriname?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Low & middle income and Suriname rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Low & middle income ranks 22nd and Suriname ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
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.