Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Suriname: Secondary education, teachers
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
58.6%
in 2024
Suriname
74.8%
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
20th
Suriname rank
20th
Secondary education, teachers over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 74.8% against 58.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 16.2%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Suriname ranks 20th of 45 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.3% | 47.2% | 5.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 59.2% | 54.1% | 5.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 60.6% | 60.4% | 0.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 62.5% | 0.3% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 71.8% | 13.2% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 74.2% | 16.7% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher secondary education, teachers, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 74.8% against 58.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
- 16.2%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname rank globally for secondary education, teachers?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Suriname ranks 20th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary 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 secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.