Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Suriname
Suriname: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 87.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Suriname, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Suriname is 87.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Suriname peaked at 87.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 1995.
Suriname ranks 108th of 165 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, primary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 69.5% | — |
| 1982 | 69.7% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 69.9% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 70.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 70.4% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 69.9% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 69.3% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 68.4% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 67.4% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 66.4% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 65.8% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 65.3% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 66.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 67.1% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 68.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 69.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 70.9% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 73.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 87.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.4%, 89% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 87.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.7%, 91% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.9% | 69.3% | 70.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 66.6% | 65.3% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 69.7% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 80.5% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 85.6% | 87.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Suriname?
- Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Suriname was 87.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 1995.
- How does Suriname rank for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Suriname ranks 108th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, primary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release