Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Suriname
Suriname: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 9,856 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Suriname, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 9,856 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Suriname peaked at 10,435 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 7,539 number, in 2006.
Suriname ranks 148th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10,170 number | — |
| 1972 | 10,180 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 10,383 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 10,283 number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 10,357 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 8,722 number | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 9,982 number | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 10,435 number | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 9,825 number | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 8,467 number | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 8,405 number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 8,441 number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 8,245 number | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 8,548 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 9,096 number | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 8,220 number | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 8,281 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 8,787 number | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 9,079 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 10,360 number | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 7,644 number | -26.2% |
| 2002 | 8,205 number | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 8,283 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 7,539 number | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 8,060 number | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 8,650 number | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 8,762 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7,648 number | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 7,743 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8,708 number | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 9,166 number | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 8,982 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9,015 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 9,206 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 9,180 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 8,771 number | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 9,856 number | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,037 number | 8,722 number | 10,435 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 8,534 number | 8,245 number | 9,096 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 8,945 number | 8,220 number | 10,360 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 8,163 number | 7,539 number | 8,762 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 8,828 number | 7,648 number | 9,856 number | 10 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Suriname?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Suriname was 9,856 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 10,435 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,539 number in 2006.
- How does Suriname rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 148th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.