Brazil vs Suriname: Share of children who have completed primary school
Brazil
93.0%
in 2025
Suriname
91.3%
in 2025
Brazil rank
103rd
Suriname rank
104th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Brazil
- Suriname
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 93.0% against 91.3% in Suriname, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Suriname ahead.
Brazil ranks 103rd and Suriname ranks 104th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.9% | 69.1% | 3.3% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 67.6% | 5.4% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 76.6% | 4.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 86.9% | 0.6% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 90.5% | 1.5% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Brazil or Suriname?
- Brazil, at 93.0% against 91.3% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Brazil and Suriname?
- 1.7%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Suriname?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Suriname rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Brazil ranks 103rd and Suriname ranks 104th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.