Secondary education, teachers, female in Suriname
Suriname: Secondary education, teachers, female was 3,316 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Suriname, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2021, secondary education, teachers, female in Suriname stood at 3,316.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Suriname peaked at 3,738 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 641, in 1971.
That places Suriname 142nd out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 641 | — |
| 1972 | 672 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 799 | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 838 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 701 | -16.3% |
| 1976 | 901 | +28.5% |
| 1977 | 809 | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 871 | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 1,014 | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 2,091 | +106.2% |
| 1987 | 1,759 | -15.9% |
| 1988 | 1,563 | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 1,426 | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 1,469 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1,539 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 1,500 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,712 | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 1,740 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,052 | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 1,964 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2,015 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2,444 | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 2,521 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 2,634 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2,894 | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 2,958 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3,072 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 3,282 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 3,738 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 3,316 | -11.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 3,316 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,041, 14% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 3,316 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,967, 42% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, female in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +106.2% | 1,014 | 2,091 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 805.11 | 641 | 1,014 | 9 |
| 1980s | 1,710 | 1,426 | 2,091 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1,502 | 1,469 | 1,539 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,988 | 1,712 | 2,444 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,894 | 2,521 | 3,282 | 6 |
| 2020s | 3,527 | 3,316 | 3,738 | 2 |
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 secondary education, teachers, female in Suriname?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Suriname was 3,316 in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3,738 in 2020.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 641 in 1971.
- How does Suriname rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Suriname ranks 142nd out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.