Suriname vs Timor-Leste: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Suriname
26.0%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
29.3%
in 2020
Suriname rank
29th
Timor-Leste rank
27th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Suriname
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 29.3% against 26.0% in Suriname, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Suriname ranks 29th and Timor-Leste ranks 27th of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6% | 58.9% | 16.4% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 47.2% | 11.6% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 29.3% | 5.1% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Suriname or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 29.3% against 26.0% in Suriname as of 2020.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Suriname and Timor-Leste?
- 3.3%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Timor-Leste?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Suriname and Timor-Leste rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Suriname ranks 29th and Timor-Leste ranks 27th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). 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