Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Suriname
Suriname: Teachers in secondary education, male (number) was 1,119 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in Suriname, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Suriname is 1,119, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Suriname peaked at 1,930 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 726, in 1971.
Suriname ranks 167th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 726 | — |
| 1972 | 796 | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 877 | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 915 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 1,005 | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 892 | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 1,108 | +24.2% |
| 1978 | 914 | -17.5% |
| 1979 | 853 | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 1,930 | +126.3% |
| 1987 | 1,547 | -19.8% |
| 1988 | 1,279 | -17.3% |
| 1989 | 1,111 | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 1,020 | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 943 | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 996 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 987 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,019 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1,051 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1,244 | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 1,355 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 1,358 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,105 | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 1,101 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,058 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1,182 | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 1,128 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1,131 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,186 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 1,340 | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 1,119 | -16.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1,119 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,168, 8% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1,119 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,265, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +126.3% | 853 | 1,930 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 898.44 | 726 | 1,108 | 9 |
| 1980s | 1,467 | 1,111 | 1,930 | 4 |
| 1990s | 986.5 | 943 | 1,020 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,189 | 1,019 | 1,358 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,131 | 1,058 | 1,186 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,230 | 1,119 | 1,340 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 164 Macao 1,251 compare
- 165 Equatorial Guinea 1,215 compare
- 166 New Caledonia 1,135 compare
- 168 French Polynesia 862 compare
- 169 Belize 801 compare
- 170 Bahamas 752 compare
More education data for Suriname
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,520 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,366 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,643 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,612 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0955 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in Suriname?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in Suriname was 1,119 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1,930 in 1986.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 726 in 1971.
- How does Suriname rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- Suriname ranks 167th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release