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

Latest (2021)
4,840
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
150th
of 212 countries
All-time high
5,098
in 2015
All-time low
1,542
in 1971
Years of data
44
1971–2021

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Suriname, 1971–2021

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1971199620211971: 1.5k1972: 1.7k1973: 1.8k1974: 2.1k1975: 1.9k1976: 1.7k1977: 2.0k1978: 2.3k1979: 2.3k1980: 2.3k1981: 2.2k1982: 2.2k1983: 2.3k1984: 2.3k1985: 2.4k1986: 2.5k1987: 2.3k1988: 2.3k1989: 2.4k1990: 2.3k1991: 2.3k1992: 2.6k1993: 3.2k2001: 2.7k2002: 2.8k2003: 2.9k2004: 3.1k2005: 3.2k2006: 3.8k2007: 4.5k2008: 4.1k2009: 4.3k2010: 4.4k2011: 4.6k2012: 4.7k2013: 4.8k2014: 5.0k2015: 5.1k2016: 5.1k2017: 5.1k2018: 4.8k2019: 5.0k2020: 5.1k2021: 4.8k

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Suriname, 1971 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 147 Guyana 5,525 compare
  2. 148 Eritrea 5,301 compare
  3. 149 Mauritius 5,126 compare
  4. 151 Cyprus 4,544 compare
  5. 152 Luxembourg 4,490 compare
  6. 153 Fiji 4,069 compare

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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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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 (number), gaps filled
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Coverage
433 places, 18,584 data points, 1970–2025
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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.