Teachers in secondary education, female in Suriname
Suriname: Teachers in secondary education, female was 3,316 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Suriname, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, female in Suriname is 3,316, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Suriname peaked at 3,738 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 641, in 1971.
That places Suriname 142nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 641 | — |
| 1972 | 672 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 799 | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 838 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 701 | -16.3% |
| 1976 | 901 | +28.5% |
| 1977 | 809 | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 871 | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 1,014 | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 2,091 | +106.2% |
| 1987 | 1,759 | -15.9% |
| 1988 | 1,563 | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 1,426 | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 1,469 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1,539 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 1,500 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,712 | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 1,740 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,052 | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 1,964 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2,015 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2,444 | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 2,521 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 2,634 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2,894 | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 2,958 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3,072 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 3,282 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 3,738 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 3,316 | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 805.11 | 641 | 1,014 | 9 |
| 1980s | 1,710 | 1,426 | 2,091 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1,502 | 1,469 | 1,539 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,988 | 1,712 | 2,444 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,894 | 2,521 | 3,282 | 6 |
| 2020s | 3,527 | 3,316 | 3,738 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in Suriname?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Suriname was 3,316 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3,738 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 641 in 1971.
- How does Suriname rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 142nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release