Adolescents out of school, male in Suriname
Suriname: Adolescents out of school, male was 47.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, male in Suriname, 1987–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, male in Suriname is 47.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 93.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Suriname peaked at 54.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2022.
Suriname ranks 13th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 20.4% | — |
| 1988 | 21.8% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | +39.1% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -37.8% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +74.9% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -61.0% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | +480.8% |
| 2024 | 47.1% | -13.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 47.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 6.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 47.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.4%, 4.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +480.8% | 9.4% | 54.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.1% | 20.4% | 21.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 16.1% | 28.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 9.4% | 54.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0955 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, male in Suriname?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Suriname was 47.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Suriname ranks 13th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.