Namibia vs Suriname: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Namibia
29.12 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Suriname
30.46 pupils per teacher
in 2023
Namibia rank
37th
Suriname rank
34th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- Namibia
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 30.46 pupils per teacher against 29.12 pupils per teacher in Namibia, a difference of 1.34 pupils per teacher.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 37th and Suriname ranks 34th of 113 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.86 pupils per teacher | 13.24 pupils per teacher | 16.62 pupils per teacher | Namibia |
| 2020s | 29.05 pupils per teacher | 18.44 pupils per teacher | 10.6 pupils per teacher | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Namibia or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 30.46 pupils per teacher against 29.12 pupils per teacher in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Namibia and Suriname?
- 1.34 pupils per teacher, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Suriname?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Suriname rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Namibia ranks 37th and Suriname ranks 34th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.