Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname

Suriname: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 1,730 number in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1,730 number
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
113th
of 134 countries
All-time high
1,730 number
in 2015
All-time low
801 number
in 2002
Years of data
12
2001–2015

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname, 2001–2015

05001.0k1.5k2001200820152001: 900 number2002: 801 number2005: 1.3k number2006: 1.2k number2007: 1.3k number2009: 1.4k number2010: 1.3k number2011: 1.3k number2012: 1.6k number2013: 1.5k number2014: 1.4k number2015: 1.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2015, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname stood at 1,730 number. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname peaked at 1,730 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 801 number, in 2002.

Suriname ranks 113th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Suriname, 2001 to 2015.
Year number Change
2001 900 number
2002 801 number -11.0%
2005 1,334 number +66.5%
2006 1,248 number -6.4%
2007 1,275 number +2.2%
2009 1,384 number +8.5%
2010 1,254 number -9.4%
2011 1,326 number +5.7%
2012 1,611 number +21.5%
2013 1,519 number -5.7%
2014 1,428 number -6.0%
2015 1,730 number +21.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,157 number 801 number 1,384 number 6
2010s 1,478 number 1,254 number 1,730 number 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 110 Malta 2,364 number compare
  2. 111 Montenegro 1,951 number compare
  3. 112 Iceland 1,859 number compare
  4. 114 Macao 1,452 number compare
  5. 115 Cape Verde 1,412 number compare
  6. 116 Guyana 1,395 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname?
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname was 1,730 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 1,730 number in 2015.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 801 number in 2002.
How does Suriname rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Suriname ranks 113th out of 134 countries with data for 2015.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,952 data points, 1971–2019
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.