Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Suriname
Suriname: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 2,860 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Suriname, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Suriname is 2,860 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Suriname peaked at 3,187 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,831 number, in 2001.
Suriname ranks 114th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,831 number | — |
| 2002 | 1,990 number | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 1,962 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2,071 number | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 2,098 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2,273 number | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 2,165 number | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 2,368 number | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 2,366 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,465 number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2,567 number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2,775 number | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 2,839 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 3,187 number | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 2,835 number | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 2,722 number | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2,860 number | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,056 number | 1,831 number | 2,273 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 2,698 number | 2,366 number | 3,187 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 111 Timor-Leste 3,382 number compare
- 112 Maldives 3,188 number compare
- 113 Cyprus 3,096 number compare
- 115 Guyana 2,840 number compare
- 116 Luxembourg 2,222 number compare
- 117 Cape Verde 2,048 number compare
More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.93 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,068 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,490 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 50.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,451 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -35.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,760 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Suriname?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Suriname was 2,860 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3,187 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,831 number in 2001.
- How does Suriname rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Suriname ranks 114th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.