Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Suriname
Suriname: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 61.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Suriname, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 61.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Suriname peaked at 61.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1981.
Suriname ranks 112th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 32.8% | — |
| 1982 | 33.4% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 34.0% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 34.5% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 35.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 35.6% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 36.1% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 36.5% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 36.8% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 37.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 37.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 37.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 40.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 57.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 60.8% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 61.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.8% | 32.8% | 36.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 36.8% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 39.7% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 52.5% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 58.2% | 61.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,068 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.92 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Suriname?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Suriname was 61.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1981.
- How does Suriname rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Suriname ranks 112th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release