Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Suriname
Suriname: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 4,840 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Suriname, 1971–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Suriname recorded 4,840 for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Suriname peaked at 5,098 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,542, in 1971.
That places Suriname 150th out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,542 | — |
| 1972 | 1,665 | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 1,808 | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 2,115 | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 1,923 | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 1,659 | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 2,011 | +21.2% |
| 1978 | 2,304 | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 2,342 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 2,295 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 2,248 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 2,201 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 2,275 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 2,350 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 2,424 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 2,498 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 2,311 | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 2,295 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 2,422 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 2,269 | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 2,258 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,580 | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 3,223 | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 2,677 | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 2,800 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 2,946 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 3,093 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 3,239 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 3,761 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 4,516 | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 4,052 | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 4,304 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 4,440 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 4,568 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 4,715 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 4,838 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 4,976 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 5,098 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 5,090 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5,057 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,808 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 5,002 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 5,056 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 4,840 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,930 | 1,542 | 2,342 | 9 |
| 1980s | 2,332 | 2,201 | 2,498 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,582 | 2,258 | 3,223 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3,488 | 2,677 | 4,516 | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,859 | 4,440 | 5,098 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,948 | 4,840 | 5,056 | 2 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -48.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 228 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 811 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -51.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 606 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -43.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Suriname?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Suriname was 4,840 in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 5,098 in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,542 in 1971.
- How does Suriname rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Suriname ranks 150th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.