Teachers in secondary education, male in Suriname
Suriname: Teachers in secondary education, male was 1,119 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1,119
Change on year
down 16.5%
World rank
167th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1,930
in 1986
All-time low
726
in 1971
Years of data
31
1971–2021
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 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% |
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
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -48.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,840 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 228 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 811 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -51.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 606 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -43.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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