Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Suriname
Suriname: Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) was 520 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Suriname, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Suriname stood at 520.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Suriname peaked at 647 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 315, in 2002.
Suriname ranks 123rd of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 370 | — |
| 2002 | 315 | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 588 | +86.7% |
| 2006 | 601 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 575 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 516 | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 480 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 471 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 591 | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 523 | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 485 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 584 | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 647 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 385 | -40.5% |
| 2022 | 588 | +52.7% |
| 2023 | 614 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 520 | -15.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 520 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,826, 11% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 520 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,930, 27% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +86.7% | 315 | 588 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 494.17 | 315 | 601 | 6 |
| 2010s | 522.33 | 471 | 591 | 6 |
| 2020s | 550.8 | 385 | 647 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 upper secondary education, male in Suriname?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Suriname was 520 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 647 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 315 in 2002.
- How does Suriname rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- Suriname ranks 123rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release