Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Suriname: Primary education, teachers

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
82.7%
in 2024
Suriname
95.5%
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
10th
Suriname rank
11th

Primary education, teachers over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 95.5% against 82.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 12.8%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Suriname ranks 11th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 73.0% 68.3% 4.6% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 71.9% 83.2% 11.3% Suriname
1990s 73.2% 85.2% 12.0% Suriname
2000s 75.3% 89.8% 14.5% Suriname
2010s 79.4% 94.4% 15.0% Suriname
2020s 82.2% 95.4% 13.2% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Suriname?
Suriname, at 95.5% against 82.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Suriname?
12.8%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Suriname?
35 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Suriname rank globally for primary education, teachers?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Suriname ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 8,480 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.