Suriname vs Uganda: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Suriname
33.8%
in 2025
Uganda
32.5%
in 2025
Suriname rank
33rd
Uganda rank
35th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Suriname
- Uganda
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 33.8% against 32.5% in Uganda, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 22.2% | 18.3% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 25.4% | 1.0% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 33.8% | 2.8% | Uganda |
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, Suriname or Uganda?
- Suriname, at 33.8% against 32.5% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Suriname and Uganda?
- 1.3%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uganda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Uganda rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Suriname ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 35th 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