Suriname vs World: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Suriname
0.0082 units per person
in 2021
World
0.0042 units per person
in 2024
Suriname rank
22nd
World rank
23rd

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Suriname
  • World
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0082 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in World, a difference of 0.004 units per person.

That makes Suriname's figure about 2.0 times World's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname World Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0074 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0033 units per person Suriname
1980s 0.0075 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0033 units per person Suriname
1990s 0.0073 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0031 units per person Suriname
2000s 0.0077 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0036 units per person Suriname
2010s 0.0089 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0047 units per person Suriname
2020s 0.0084 units per person 0.0042 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, Suriname or World?
Suriname, at 0.0082 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in World as of 2021.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Suriname and World?
0.004 units per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and World?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Suriname and World rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Suriname ranks 22nd and World ranks 23rd 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.