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

Suriname
32.8%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
76.4%
in 2021
Suriname rank
80th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
81st

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • Suriname
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 76.4% against 32.8% in Suriname, a difference of 43.6%.

That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 2.3 times Suriname's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Suriname ranks 80th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 81st of 82 countries.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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 50.2% 74.3% 24.1% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2020s 62.3% 76.4% 14.1% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

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 76.4% against 32.8% 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)?
43.6%, 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)?
7 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 80th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 81st of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
225 places, 2,562 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release