Suriname: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Suriname's primary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.19 percentage points on 2020 (from 95.31% to 95.5%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2020), the average change was +0.85 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.18 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 8.2 percentage points in 1978 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.48 percentage points in 1975. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.17 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Suriname in the 2021 ranking

• Kuwait — 2nd of 4: 90.44%
• Liechtenstein — 3rd of 4: 80.92%
• Nigeria — 4th of 4: 55.23%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 37 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 94.11% (2023)
• Aruba — 84.39% (2015)
• Bahamas, The — 91.12% (2024)
• Barbados — 76.76% (2024)
• Belize — 77.41% (2024)
• Bolivia — 65.58% (2024)
• Brazil — 89.08% (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 92.71% (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 84.83% (2024)
• Chile — 81.26% (2024)
• Colombia

More education data for Suriname

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 60,612 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 91.92% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 63,941 (2023)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 76.11% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 89.67% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 94.09% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Suriname's primary education, teachers (% female)?

95.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 33.5 percentage points from 62% in 1971. The highest value was 95.5% in 2021 and the lowest 61.01% in 1972.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Suriname?

In 2021, Suriname's primary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.19 percentage points on 2020 (from 95.31% to 95.5%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2020), the average change was +0.85 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.18 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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