Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname
Suriname: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 1,730 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname, 2001–2015
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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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.