Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Malta or Suriname?

Suriname, at 826 number against 778 number in Malta as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between Malta and Suriname?

48 number, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?

24 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Suriname: Teachers in pre-primary education, female

Malta

778 number

in 2017

Suriname

826 number

in 2019

Malta rank

144th

Suriname rank

143rd

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

Malta
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 826 number against 778 number in Malta, a difference of 48 number.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Suriname ahead.

Malta ranks 144th and Suriname ranks 143rd of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1970s	221 number	690.75 number	469.75 number	Suriname
1980s	401.25 number	681 number	279.75 number	Suriname
1990s	676.75 number	668.5 number	8.25 number	Malta
2000s	775.67 number	739.17 number	36.5 number	Malta
2010s	690.17 number	651.67 number	38.5 number	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Malta or Suriname?: Suriname, at 826 number against 778 number in Malta as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between Malta and Suriname?: 48 number, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do Malta and Suriname rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?: Malta ranks 144th and Suriname ranks 143rd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 224 places, 5,584 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.