Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Suriname
Suriname: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 100.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 92 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2008
All-time low
50.0%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2008–2021
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Suriname, 2008–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 100.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Suriname peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2017.
Suriname ranks 1st of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 100.0% | — |
| 2010 | 83.3% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 50.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -48.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,840 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 228 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 811 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -51.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 606 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -43.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 100.0% in 2021, 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 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2017.
- How does Suriname rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Suriname ranks 1st out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release