Malaysia vs Suriname: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Malaysia
94.9%
in 2017
Suriname
94.7%
in 2018
Malaysia rank
112th
Suriname rank
114th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Malaysia
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 94.9% against 94.7% in Suriname, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.

Malaysia ranks 112th and Suriname ranks 114th of 197 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 75.1% 88.7% 13.6% Suriname
1980s 79.4% 88.9% 9.5% Suriname
1990s 81.2% 91.7% 10.5% Suriname
2000s 88.2% 88.5% 0.3% Suriname
2010s 91.7% 92.0% 0.3% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Malaysia or Suriname?
Malaysia, at 94.9% against 94.7% in Suriname as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Malaysia and Suriname?
0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Suriname?
30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
How do Malaysia and Suriname rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 112th and Suriname ranks 114th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.