Teachers in primary education, female in Suriname
Suriname: Teachers in primary education, female was 5,002 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Suriname, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Suriname is 5,002 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Suriname peaked at 5,057 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,542 number, in 1971.
Suriname ranks 145th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,542 number | — |
| 1972 | 1,665 number | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 1,808 number | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 2,115 number | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 1,923 number | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 1,659 number | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 2,011 number | +21.2% |
| 1978 | 2,304 number | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 2,342 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 2,201 number | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 2,498 number | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 2,311 number | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 2,295 number | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 2,422 number | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 2,269 number | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 2,258 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,580 number | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 3,223 number | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 2,677 number | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 2,800 number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 3,239 number | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 3,761 number | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 4,516 number | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 4,052 number | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 4,304 number | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 4,428 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 4,564 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 4,715 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 4,823 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4,972 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 5,057 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4,808 number | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 5,002 number | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,930 number | 1,542 number | 2,342 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 2,345 number | 2,201 number | 2,498 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 2,582 number | 2,258 number | 3,223 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 3,621 number | 2,677 number | 4,516 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 4,796 number | 4,428 number | 5,057 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 primary education, female in Suriname?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Suriname was 5,002 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 5,057 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,542 number in 1971.
- How does Suriname rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 145th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 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 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.