4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Suriname
Suriname: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) was 56.1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Suriname, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2020, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Suriname stood at 56.1. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Suriname peaked at 56.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 111th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 | — |
| 2001 | 39 | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 42 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 46 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 51 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 53 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 56 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 56.1 | +0.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 56.1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.56, 62% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 56.1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.23, 67% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +30.0% | 30 | 39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2 | 30 | 48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9 | 47 | 56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1 | 56.1 | 56.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.78 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,520 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,366 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,643 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,612 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Suriname?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Suriname was 56.1 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Suriname ranks 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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