Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Suriname
Suriname: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 941 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Suriname, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 941 for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Suriname peaked at 941 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 589, in 1976.
Suriname ranks 149th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 736 | — |
| 1972 | 772 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 842 | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 725 | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 653 | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 589 | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 607 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 699 | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 683 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 693 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 675 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 667 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 689 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 652 | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 675 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 675 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 672 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 690 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 675 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 716 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 731 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 812 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 811 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 601 | -25.9% |
| 2011 | 641 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 618 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 649 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 685 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 695 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 838 | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 681 | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 920 | +35.1% |
| 2019 | 826 | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 768 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 941 | +22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 700.67 | 589 | 842 | 9 |
| 1980s | 681 | 667 | 693 | 4 |
| 1990s | 668.5 | 652 | 675 | 4 |
| 2000s | 739.17 | 675 | 812 | 6 |
| 2010s | 715.4 | 601 | 920 | 10 |
| 2020s | 854.5 | 768 | 941 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.92 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Suriname?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Suriname was 941 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 941 in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 589 in 1976.
- How does Suriname rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 149th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. 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 pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release