Suriname vs Upper middle income: Primary education, teachers

Suriname
95.5%
in 2021
Upper middle income
74.9%
in 2024
Suriname rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
14th

Primary education, teachers over time

  • Suriname
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 95.5% against 74.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 20.6%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Suriname ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 68.3% 46.7% 21.6% Suriname
1980s 83.2% 50.8% 32.4% Suriname
1990s 85.2% 54.3% 30.9% Suriname
2000s 89.8% 61.7% 28.0% Suriname
2010s 94.4% 67.4% 27.0% Suriname
2020s 95.4% 72.6% 22.8% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Suriname or Upper middle income?
Suriname, at 95.5% against 74.9% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Suriname and Upper middle income?
20.6%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Upper middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
How do Suriname and Upper middle income rank globally for primary education, teachers?
Suriname ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 200 countries.
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

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.