Suriname vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

Suriname
81.9%
in 2021
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
82.1%
in 2021
Suriname rank
59th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
60th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • Suriname
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
020406080200620132021

How they compare

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 82.1% against 81.9% in Suriname, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.

Suriname ranks 59th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 60th of 86 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2010s 84.1% 80.3% 3.8% Suriname
2020s 83.7% 81.7% 2.0% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, Suriname or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 82.1% against 81.9% in Suriname as of 2021.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Suriname and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
0.2%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Suriname and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
Suriname ranks 59th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 60th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
241 places, 2,983 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release