Malaysia vs Suriname: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Malaysia
0.0077 units per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.0082 units per person
in 2021
Malaysia rank
25th
Suriname rank
22nd

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Malaysia
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0082 units per person against 0.0077 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0005 units per person.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.

Malaysia ranks 25th 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 Malaysia Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0051 units per person 0.0079 units per person 0.0028 units per person Suriname
1980s 0.006 units per person 0.0075 units per person 0.0015 units per person Suriname
1990s 0.0069 units per person 0.0073 units per person 0.0004 units per person Suriname
2000s 0.0076 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0.0001 units per person Suriname
2010s 0.0086 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0003 units per person Suriname
2020s 0.0077 units per person 0.0084 units per person 0.0008 units per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Malaysia or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0082 units per person against 0.0077 units per person in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Malaysia and Suriname?
0.0005 units per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Suriname?
36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and Suriname rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Malaysia ranks 25th 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.