Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Suriname
Suriname: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 65.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Suriname, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 65.4% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Suriname peaked at 67.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2006.
That places Suriname 42nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 58.9% | — |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 62.7% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 65.4% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.5% | 51.8% | 62.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 61.7% | 66.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 62.8% | 67.1% | 5 |
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 upper secondary education who are female in Suriname?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Suriname was 65.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2006.
- How does Suriname rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Suriname ranks 42nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release