Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname

Suriname: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0707 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0707 units per person
Change on year
up 49.5%
World rank
6th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0707 units per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.0326 units per person
in 1971
Years of data
36
1971–2023

Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname, 1971–2023

00.020.040.060.081971199720231971: 0.033 units per person1972: 0.033 units per person1973: 0.038 units per person1974: 0.039 units per person1975: 0.042 units per person1976: 0.043 units per person1977: 0.043 units per person1978: 0.047 units per person1979: 0.047 units per person1986: 0.051 units per person1987: 0.049 units per person1988: 0.048 units per person1989: 0.045 units per person1990: 0.044 units per person1991: 0.043 units per person1992: 0.045 units per person1993: 0.038 units per person2001: 0.046 units per person2002: 0.049 units per person2005: 0.049 units per person2006: 0.05 units per person2007: 0.05 units per person2008: 0.05 units per person2009: 0.047 units per person2010: 0.049 units per person2011: 0.049 units per person2012: 0.05 units per person2013: 0.05 units per person2014: 0.056 units per person2015: 0.054 units per person2016: 0.056 units per person2019: 0.052 units per person2020: 0.052 units per person2021: 0.057 units per person2022: 0.047 units per person2023: 0.071 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname is 0.0707 units per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 49.5% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0707 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0326 units per person, in 1971.

Suriname ranks 6th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname, 1971 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0326 units per person
1972 0.0328 units per person +0.5%
1973 0.0377 units per person +15.0%
1974 0.0387 units per person +2.6%
1975 0.0421 units per person +8.8%
1976 0.0431 units per person +2.3%
1977 0.0433 units per person +0.5%
1978 0.0469 units per person +8.3%
1979 0.0475 units per person +1.2%
1986 0.0512 units per person +7.8%
1987 0.0488 units per person -4.6%
1988 0.0478 units per person -2.2%
1989 0.0453 units per person -5.1%
1990 0.0442 units per person -2.4%
1991 0.0429 units per person -3.0%
1992 0.0454 units per person +5.8%
1993 0.0382 units per person -15.9%
2001 0.0457 units per person +19.8%
2002 0.0487 units per person +6.6%
2005 0.0492 units per person +1.0%
2006 0.0501 units per person +1.8%
2007 0.0503 units per person +0.4%
2008 0.0498 units per person -1.1%
2009 0.0473 units per person -4.9%
2010 0.0493 units per person +4.2%
2011 0.0492 units per person -0.2%
2012 0.05 units per person +1.6%
2013 0.0504 units per person +0.9%
2014 0.056 units per person +11.0%
2015 0.0541 units per person -3.5%
2016 0.0558 units per person +3.2%
2019 0.0524 units per person -6.1%
2020 0.0516 units per person -1.5%
2021 0.0567 units per person +10.0%
2022 0.0473 units per person -16.6%
2023 0.0707 units per person +49.5%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 0.0707 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0452 units per person, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 0.0707 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0397 units per person, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +49.5% 0.0473 units per person 0.0707 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0405 units per person 0.0326 units per person 0.0475 units per person 9
1980s 0.0483 units per person 0.0453 units per person 0.0512 units per person 4
1990s 0.0427 units per person 0.0382 units per person 0.0454 units per person 4
2000s 0.0487 units per person 0.0457 units per person 0.0503 units per person 7
2010s 0.0521 units per person 0.0492 units per person 0.056 units per person 8
2020s 0.0566 units per person 0.0473 units per person 0.0707 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 3 Gambia 0.0774 units per person compare
  2. 4 Tonga 0.0762 units per person compare
  3. 5 Sierra Leone 0.072 units per person compare
  4. 7 Turkey 0.0699 units per person compare
  5. 8 Guam 0.0695 units per person compare
  6. 9 Nauru 0.0677 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname?
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Suriname was 0.0707 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.0707 units per person in 2023.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0326 units per person in 1971.
How does Suriname rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita?
Suriname ranks 6th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 6,879 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.