Qualified primary teachers in Suriname

In Suriname, 99.8% of primary school teachers had the minimum required qualifications in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2009.

Measure: Teachers with the minimum required qualifications, primary education Unit: % of primary teachers Data: 2008 to 2021 Source: UNESCO UIS
The latest value for Suriname is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Suriname, 2021 99.8% % of primary teachers
Change from 2020 +0.5percentage points 2020: 99.3%

Qualified primary teachers in Suriname over time

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% of primary teachers. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Teachers with the minimum required qualifications, primary education (% of primary teachers), 2008 to 2021
Period Suriname
2021 99.8%
2020 99.3%
2019 99.4%
2018 99.0%
2017 98.5%
2016 98.4%
2015 98.1%
2014 97.3%
2013 97.0%
2012 97.6%
2011 96.5%
2010 95.6%
2009 100.0%
2008 100.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 99.3% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 96.5%, the figure has changed by +3.3 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
TRTP.1 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2008 to 2021 for Suriname
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org