Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Suriname: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 12.3% against 2.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 4.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Suriname ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.6% | 4.7% | 7.9% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 1.4% | 7.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 14.0% | 11.5% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 11.8% | 8.8% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 12.3% against 2.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
- 9.6%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Suriname ranks 40th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/