Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Suriname
Suriname: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 981 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Suriname, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Suriname is 981, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Suriname peaked at 1,317 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 486, in 2002.
That places Suriname 116th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 530 | — |
| 2002 | 486 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 746 | +53.5% |
| 2006 | 647 | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 700 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 868 | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 774 | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 855 | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 1,020 | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 996 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 943 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 1,024 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 1,317 | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 704 | -46.5% |
| 2022 | 992 | +40.9% |
| 2023 | 1,064 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 981 | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 662.83 | 486 | 868 | 6 |
| 2010s | 935.33 | 774 | 1,024 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,012 | 704 | 1,317 | 5 |
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More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Suriname?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Suriname was 981 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1,317 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 486 in 2002.
- How does Suriname rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 116th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release