Share of primary school teachers who are women in Suriname
Suriname: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 95.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Suriname, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of primary school teachers who are women in Suriname stood at 95.5%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Suriname peaked at 95.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1972.
Suriname ranks 12th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 62.0% | — |
| 1972 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 68.5% | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 64.0% | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 66.7% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 74.9% | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 76.3% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 78.8% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 83.0% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 85.4% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 82.9% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 84.1% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 86.5% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 87.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 91.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 95.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 95.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.2%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.8% | 61.0% | 76.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 83.2% | 78.8% | 85.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 83.0% | 87.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 82.3% | 93.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 93.2% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.3% | 95.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,520 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,366 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,643 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,612 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0955 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Suriname?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Suriname was 95.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1972.
- How does Suriname rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Suriname ranks 12th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.