Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Suriname
Suriname: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 79.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Suriname, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Suriname stood at 79.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Suriname peaked at 79.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2007.
That places Suriname 10th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.6% | — |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.7% | 62.7% | 73.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 73.8% | 79.0% | 8 |
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 percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Suriname?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Suriname was 79.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2007.
- How does Suriname rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Suriname ranks 10th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. 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.