Primary education, teachers, per capita in Suriname

Suriname: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0082 units per person in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0082 units per person
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
22nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0093 units per person
in 2015
All-time low
0.0063 units per person
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2021

Primary education, teachers, per capita in Suriname, 1971–2021

00.0020.0040.0060.0080.011971199620211971: 0.006 units per person1972: 0.007 units per person1973: 0.007 units per person1974: 0.008 units per person1975: 0.008 units per person1976: 0.007 units per person1977: 0.008 units per person1978: 0.008 units per person1979: 0.008 units per person1980: 0.009 units per person1981: 0.007 units per person1982: 0.007 units per person1983: 0.008 units per person1984: 0.008 units per person1985: 0.007 units per person1986: 0.008 units per person1987: 0.007 units per person1988: 0.007 units per person1989: 0.007 units per person1990: 0.007 units per person1991: 0.006 units per person1992: 0.007 units per person1993: 0.009 units per person2001: 0.007 units per person2002: 0.007 units per person2005: 0.007 units per person2006: 0.008 units per person2007: 0.009 units per person2008: 0.008 units per person2009: 0.008 units per person2010: 0.009 units per person2011: 0.009 units per person2012: 0.009 units per person2013: 0.009 units per person2014: 0.009 units per person2015: 0.009 units per person2016: 0.009 units per person2017: 0.009 units per person2018: 0.008 units per person2019: 0.009 units per person2020: 0.009 units per person2021: 0.008 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Suriname is 0.0082 units per person, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0093 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 units per person, in 1971.

Suriname ranks 22nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0074 units per person 0.0063 units per person 0.0081 units per person 9
1980s 0.0075 units per person 0.0067 units per person 0.0093 units per person 10
1990s 0.0073 units per person 0.0065 units per person 0.0088 units per person 4
2000s 0.0077 units per person 0.0066 units per person 0.0093 units per person 7
2010s 0.0089 units per person 0.0084 units per person 0.0093 units per person 10
2020s 0.0084 units per person 0.0082 units per person 0.0087 units per person 2

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 19 Costa Rica 0.0084 units per person compare
  2. 20 Brunei Darussalam 0.0083 units per person compare
  3. 21 Dominica 0.0083 units per person compare
  4. 23 Ireland 0.0079 units per person compare
  5. 24 Tonga 0.0079 units per person compare
  6. 25 Malaysia 0.0077 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 249 places β†’

More education data for Suriname

All data for Suriname β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Suriname?
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Suriname was 0.0082 units per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.0093 units per person in 2015.
What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 units per person in 1971.
How does Suriname rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Suriname ranks 22nd out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.