Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Suriname
Suriname: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 91.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Suriname, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 91.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Suriname peaked at 97.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 1999.
Suriname ranks 118th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.0% | — |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 79.7% | 82.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 85.3% | 97.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 115 Saint Lucia 91.5% compare
- 116 Bangladesh 91.4% compare
- 117 Montenegro 91.3% compare
- 119 Kiribati 90.7% compare
- 120 Armenia 89.8% compare
- 121 Malaysia 89.4% compare
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0955 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60,612 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Suriname?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Suriname was 91.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 1999.
- How does Suriname rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Suriname ranks 118th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.