Suriname vs World: Secondary education, teachers

Suriname
74.8%
in 2021
World
56.4%
in 2024
Suriname rank
20th
World rank
20th

Secondary education, teachers over time

  • Suriname
  • World
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 74.8% against 56.4% in World, a difference of 18.4%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times World's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 20th and World ranks 20th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname World Difference Ahead
1970s 47.4% 47.1% 0.3% Suriname
1980s 54.1% 48.3% 5.8% Suriname
1990s 60.4% 48.6% 11.8% Suriname
2000s 62.5% 52.1% 10.4% Suriname
2010s 71.8% 53.2% 18.6% Suriname
2020s 74.2% 55.1% 19.1% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, Suriname or World?
Suriname, at 74.8% against 56.4% in World as of 2021.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Suriname and World?
18.4%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and World?
28 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2021.
How do Suriname and World rank globally for secondary education, teachers?
Suriname ranks 20th and World ranks 20th of 198 countries.
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

Indicator
Secondary 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
243 places, 6,756 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.