Benin vs Suriname: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Benin
35.3%
in 2025
Suriname
33.8%
in 2025
Benin rank
31st
Suriname rank
33rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Benin
- Suriname
How they compare
Benin currently reports 35.3% against 33.8% in Suriname, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
Benin ranks 31st and Suriname ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 40.6% | 9.7% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.4% | 1.1% | Benin |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 31.0% | 6.4% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Benin or Suriname?
- Benin, at 35.3% against 33.8% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Benin and Suriname?
- 1.5%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Suriname?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Suriname rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Benin ranks 31st and Suriname ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release