Children out of school, primary in Suriname
Suriname: Children out of school, primary was 10,697 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Suriname, 1977–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Suriname recorded 10,697 for children out of school, primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Suriname peaked at 26,242 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,714, in 1978.
Suriname ranks 107th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3,811 | — |
| 1978 | 2,714 | -28.8% |
| 1985 | 3,612 | +33.1% |
| 1987 | 6,188 | +71.3% |
| 1988 | 6,244 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 3,887 | -37.7% |
| 2005 | 11,342 | +191.8% |
| 2006 | 11,666 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 14,462 | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 12,042 | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 10,875 | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 12,319 | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 12,638 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 12,042 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 11,551 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 11,170 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 9,256 | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 9,052 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 10,942 | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 10,454 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 10,887 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 11,924 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 12,849 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 19,797 | +54.1% |
| 2023 | 26,242 | +32.6% |
| 2024 | 10,697 | -59.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +191.8% | 3,887 | 11,342 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,262 | 2,714 | 3,811 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4,983 | 3,612 | 6,244 | 4 |
| 2000s | 12,077 | 10,875 | 14,462 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11,031 | 9,052 | 12,638 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,302 | 10,697 | 26,242 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 104 Belgium 13,226 compare
- 105 East Timor 13,085 compare
- 106 Sierra Leone 12,746 compare
- 108 Hungary 10,500 compare
- 109 New Zealand 10,396 compare
- 110 Ireland 10,313 compare
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 children out of school, primary in Suriname?
- Children out of school, primary in Suriname was 10,697 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 26,242 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,714 in 1978.
- How does Suriname rank for children out of school, primary?
- Suriname ranks 107th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.