Enrolment in secondary education, female in Suriname
Suriname: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 30,195 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Suriname, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2015, enrolment in secondary education, female in Suriname stood at 30,195 number. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Suriname peaked at 30,195 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12,784 number, in 1971.
Suriname ranks 155th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12,784 number | — |
| 1972 | 13,023 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 14,915 number | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 15,228 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 16,470 number | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 16,726 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 16,678 number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 17,897 number | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 17,927 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 20,084 number | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 19,381 number | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 19,210 number | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 18,507 number | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 18,241 number | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 17,793 number | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 18,946 number | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 15,999 number | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 22,231 number | +39.0% |
| 2002 | 24,180 number | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 25,553 number | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 26,307 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 26,712 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 26,730 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 25,706 number | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 27,647 number | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 27,912 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 28,586 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 29,167 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 29,143 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 30,195 number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,739 number | 12,784 number | 17,927 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 19,296 number | 18,507 number | 20,084 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 17,745 number | 15,999 number | 18,946 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 25,346 number | 22,231 number | 26,730 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 28,775 number | 27,647 number | 30,195 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -48.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,840 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 228 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 811 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -51.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 606 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -43.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Suriname?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Suriname was 30,195 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 30,195 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,784 number in 1971.
- How does Suriname rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 155th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.