Which has higher population by level of education, Guyana or Suriname?

Suriname, at 177,500 people against 172,300 people in Guyana as of 2100.

What is the difference in population by level of education between Guyana and Suriname?

5,200 people, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?

31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guyana vs Suriname: Population by level of education

Guyana

172,300 people

in 2100

Suriname

177,500 people

in 2100

Guyana rank

180th

Suriname rank

179th

Population by level of education over time

Guyana
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 177,500 people against 172,300 people in Guyana, a difference of 5,200 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 180th and Suriname ranks 179th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 14 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,450 people	1,850 people	2,600 people	Guyana
1960s	9,500 people	4,750 people	4,750 people	Guyana
1970s	17,400 people	8,350 people	9,050 people	Guyana
1980s	25,250 people	11,500 people	13,750 people	Guyana
1990s	30,750 people	16,700 people	14,050 people	Guyana
2000s	40,100 people	25,000 people	15,100 people	Guyana
2010s	46,450 people	33,050 people	13,400 people	Guyana
2020s	59,950 people	41,300 people	18,650 people	Guyana
2030s	77,450 people	56,000 people	21,450 people	Guyana
2040s	94,350 people	72,600 people	21,750 people	Guyana
2050s	110,350 people	91,050 people	19,300 people	Guyana
2060s	123,600 people	110,350 people	13,250 people	Guyana
2070s	135,900 people	129,550 people	6,350 people	Guyana
2080s	148,500 people	147,850 people	650 people	Guyana
2090s	161,800 people	165,150 people	3,350 people	Suriname
2100s	172,300 people	177,500 people	5,200 people	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Guyana or Suriname?: Suriname, at 177,500 people against 172,300 people in Guyana as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Guyana and Suriname?: 5,200 people, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for population by level of education?: Guyana ranks 180th and Suriname ranks 179th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population by level of education
Unit: people
Source: Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.