Sub-Saharan Africa vs Suriname: Secondary education, pupils, per capita

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0631 units per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.1017 units per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
41st
Suriname rank
40th

Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Suriname
0.020.040.060.080.1197019972024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.1017 units per person against 0.0631 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0386 units per person.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st and Suriname ranks 40th of 45 groups.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0207 units per person 0.075 units per person 0.0543 units per person Suriname
1980s 0.0302 units per person 0.0843 units per person 0.0541 units per person Suriname
1990s 0.0314 units per person 0.0796 units per person 0.0482 units per person Suriname
2000s 0.0437 units per person 0.0877 units per person 0.0439 units per person Suriname
2010s 0.0569 units per person 0.0937 units per person 0.0368 units per person Suriname
2020s 0.0627 units per person 0.099 units per person 0.0362 units per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.1017 units per person against 0.0631 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname?
0.0386 units per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st and Suriname ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.