Proportion of teachers with the minimum … Proportion lower both sexes in Suriname
Suriname: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … Proportion lower both sexes was 86.6% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Suriname, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Suriname stood at 86.6%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Suriname peaked at 86.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2010.
Suriname ranks 37th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … Proportion lower both sexes in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 79.1% | — |
| 2011 | 83.2% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +3.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 86.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.2%, 93% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 86.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77.1%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.78 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Suriname?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Suriname was 86.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2010.
- How does Suriname rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Suriname ranks 37th out of 59 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.