Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Suriname

Suriname: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 86.6% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
86.6%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
37th
of 59 countries
All-time high
86.6%
in 2018
All-time low
79.1%
in 2010
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Suriname, 2010–2018

0204060802010201420182010: 79.1 %2011: 83.2 %2012: 84 %2013: 83.1 %2014: 80.8 %2015: 84.1 %2016: 82.6 %2017: 83.7 %2018: 86.6 %

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 required qualifications in in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%) in Suriname, 2010 to 2018.
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%

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 34 Brunei 89.5% compare
  2. 35 Dominican Republic 88.1% compare
  3. 36 Kiribati 86.7% compare
  4. 38 Eritrea 85.7%
  5. 39 Nepal 85.4% compare
  6. 40 Sri Lanka 81.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 762 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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.