Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Suriname
Suriname: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 2,258 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Suriname, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Suriname stood at 2,258 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Suriname peaked at 2,258 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,182 number, in 2001.
Suriname ranks 100th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,182 number | — |
| 2002 | 1,254 number | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1,306 number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1,317 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,315 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,668 number | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 1,576 number | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1,747 number | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 1,779 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,874 number | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1,962 number | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 2,129 number | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 2,211 number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2,140 number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,258 number | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,374 number | 1,182 number | 1,668 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 2,012 number | 1,747 number | 2,258 number | 8 |
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More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,068 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Suriname?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Suriname was 2,258 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 2,258 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,182 number in 2001.
- How does Suriname rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 100th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.