Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Suriname
Suriname: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 13.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Suriname, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Suriname is 13.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Suriname peaked at 24.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2015.
That places Suriname 91st out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 19.2% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 11.8% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 12.4% | 19.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 88 New Zealand 14.3% compare
- 89 Seychelles 13.9% compare
- 90 United States 13.5% compare
- 92 Lebanon 12.8% compare
- 93 Gibraltar 12.6% compare
- 94 Morocco 12.5% compare
More education data for Suriname
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,068 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Suriname?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Suriname was 13.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Suriname ranks 91st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.