Eritrea vs Suriname: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Eritrea
32.1%
in 2025
Suriname
33.8%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
36th
Suriname rank
33rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Eritrea
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 33.8% against 32.1% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
Eritrea ranks 36th and Suriname ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 40.6% | 19.0% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 26.4% | 3.9% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 31.0% | 0.5% | Eritrea |
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, Eritrea or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 33.8% against 32.1% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Eritrea and Suriname?
- 1.7%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Suriname?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Suriname rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Eritrea ranks 36th 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