Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Suriname
Suriname: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 826 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Suriname, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Suriname is 826 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Suriname peaked at 920 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 589 number, in 1976.
Suriname ranks 143rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 736 number | — |
| 1972 | 772 number | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 842 number | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 725 number | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 653 number | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 589 number | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 607 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 699 number | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 683 number | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 693 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 675 number | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 667 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 689 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 652 number | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 675 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 675 number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 672 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 690 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 675 number | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 716 number | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 731 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 812 number | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 811 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 613 number | -24.4% |
| 2011 | 647 number | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 618 number | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 664 number | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 687 number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 681 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 920 number | +35.1% |
| 2019 | 826 number | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 700.67 number | 589 number | 842 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 681 number | 667 number | 693 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 668.5 number | 652 number | 675 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 739.17 number | 675 number | 812 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 707 number | 613 number | 920 number | 8 |
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 826 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 920 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 589 number in 1976.
- How does Suriname rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 143rd out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.