Adolescents out of school in Suriname
Suriname: Adolescents out of school was 39.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school in Suriname, 1987–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 39.6% for adolescents out of school in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.4% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Suriname peaked at 39.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2016.
That places Suriname 18th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 18.7% | — |
| 1988 | 20.1% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +47.9% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -36.5% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +79.0% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -26.2% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +98.1% |
| 2024 | 39.6% | +27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.4% | 18.7% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 15.4% | 27.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 15.7% | 39.6% | 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 in Suriname?
- Adolescents out of school in Suriname was 39.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2016.
- How does Suriname rank for adolescents out of school?
- Suriname ranks 18th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. 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 (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.