Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Samoa or Suriname?

Suriname, at 255 number against 232 number in Samoa as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Samoa and Suriname?

23 number, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Suriname?

9 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Suriname: Teachers in primary education, male

Samoa

232 number

in 2010

Suriname

255 number

in 2019

Samoa rank

171st

Suriname rank

169th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Samoa
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 255 number against 232 number in Samoa, a difference of 23 number.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 171st and Suriname ranks 169th of 196 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1970s	450.4 number	895.8 number	445.4 number	Suriname
1980s	403 number	552 number	149 number	Suriname
2000s	319 number	576 number	257 number	Suriname
2010s	232 number	321 number	89 number	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Samoa or Suriname?: Suriname, at 255 number against 232 number in Samoa as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Samoa and Suriname?: 23 number, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Suriname?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2010.
How do Samoa and Suriname rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Samoa ranks 171st and Suriname ranks 169th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/