Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname

Suriname: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0078 units per person in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0078 units per person
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
8th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.0088 units per person
in 2015
All-time low
0.0039 units per person
in 1971
Years of data
37
1971–2021

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname, 1971–2021

00.0020.0040.0060.0081971199620211971: 0.004 units per person1972: 0.004 units per person1973: 0.005 units per person1974: 0.005 units per person1975: 0.005 units per person1976: 0.004 units per person1977: 0.005 units per person1978: 0.006 units per person1979: 0.006 units per person1982: 0.006 units per person1986: 0.006 units per person1987: 0.006 units per person1988: 0.006 units per person1989: 0.006 units per person1990: 0.006 units per person1991: 0.005 units per person1992: 0.006 units per person1993: 0.008 units per person2001: 0.006 units per person2002: 0.006 units per person2005: 0.006 units per person2006: 0.007 units per person2007: 0.009 units per person2008: 0.008 units per person2009: 0.008 units per person2010: 0.008 units per person2011: 0.008 units per person2012: 0.008 units per person2013: 0.009 units per person2014: 0.009 units per person2015: 0.009 units per person2016: 0.009 units per person2017: 0.009 units per person2018: 0.008 units per person2019: 0.008 units per person2020: 0.008 units per person2021: 0.008 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2021, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname stood at 0.0078 units per person.

The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0088 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 units per person, in 1971.

Suriname ranks 8th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname, 1971 to 2021.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0039 units per person
1972 0.0042 units per person +6.5%
1973 0.0046 units per person +9.0%
1974 0.0054 units per person +17.6%
1975 0.0049 units per person -8.5%
1976 0.0043 units per person -13.1%
1977 0.0052 units per person +22.2%
1978 0.006 units per person +15.6%
1979 0.0062 units per person +2.7%
1982 0.0058 units per person -5.8%
1986 0.0064 units per person +8.9%
1987 0.0058 units per person -8.6%
1988 0.0057 units per person -2.0%
1989 0.0059 units per person +3.9%
1990 0.0055 units per person -7.2%
1991 0.0054 units per person -1.1%
1992 0.0062 units per person +13.6%
1993 0.0077 units per person +24.4%
2001 0.0055 units per person -28.4%
2002 0.0056 units per person +2.5%
2005 0.0062 units per person +10.6%
2006 0.0072 units per person +14.9%
2007 0.0085 units per person +18.7%
2008 0.0075 units per person -11.3%
2009 0.0079 units per person +5.0%
2010 0.0081 units per person +2.0%
2011 0.0082 units per person +1.7%
2012 0.0084 units per person +2.1%
2013 0.0085 units per person +1.5%
2014 0.0086 units per person +1.7%
2015 0.0088 units per person +1.4%
2016 0.0087 units per person -1.2%
2017 0.0085 units per person -1.6%
2018 0.008 units per person -5.8%
2019 0.0083 units per person +3.0%
2020 0.0083 units per person -0.0%
2021 0.0078 units per person -5.1%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 0.0078 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0038 units per person, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 0.0078 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0044 units per person, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.005 units per person 0.0039 units per person 0.0062 units per person 9
1980s 0.0059 units per person 0.0057 units per person 0.0064 units per person 5
1990s 0.0062 units per person 0.0054 units per person 0.0077 units per person 4
2000s 0.0069 units per person 0.0055 units per person 0.0085 units per person 7
2010s 0.0084 units per person 0.008 units per person 0.0088 units per person 10
2020s 0.008 units per person 0.0078 units per person 0.0083 units per person 2

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0089 units per person compare
  2. 6 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0083 units per person compare
  3. 7 Israel 0.008 units per person compare
  4. 9 Georgia 0.0077 units per person compare
  5. 10 Maldives 0.0076 units per person compare
  6. 11 Iceland 0.0075 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname was 0.0078 units per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.0088 units per person in 2015.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 1971.
How does Suriname rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
Suriname ranks 8th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 6,081 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.