Latin America & Caribbean vs Suriname: Primary education, teachers
Latin America & Caribbean
77.8%
in 2024
Suriname
95.5%
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean rank
12th
Suriname rank
11th
Primary education, teachers over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 95.5% against 77.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 17.7%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th and Suriname ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.9% | 66.8% | 13.1% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 78.8% | 83.2% | 4.3% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 78.7% | 85.2% | 6.5% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 89.8% | 12.2% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 94.4% | 17.0% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 95.4% | 17.6% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, teachers, Latin America & Caribbean or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 95.5% against 77.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
- What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Latin America & Caribbean and Suriname?
- 17.7%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Suriname?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Suriname rank globally for primary education, teachers?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th 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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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.