Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Suriname

Suriname: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 97.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
97.2%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
100th
of 188 countries
All-time high
106.9%
in 2016
All-time low
81.9%
in 2001
Years of data
17
2001–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Suriname, 2001–2019

02550751002001201020192001: 81.9 %2002: 89.9 %2005: 90.3 %2006: 87.5 %2007: 85.9 %2008: 86.6 %2009: 84 %2010: 90.2 %2011: 93.2 %2012: 97.8 %2013: 102.2 %2014: 104.8 %2015: 104.7 %2016: 106.9 %2017: 101.9 %2018: 100.3 %2019: 97.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 97.2% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2019.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Suriname peaked at 106.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 2001.

That places Suriname 100th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) in Suriname, 2001 to 2019.
Year % Change
2001 81.9%
2002 89.9% +9.7%
2005 90.3% +0.5%
2006 87.5% -3.2%
2007 85.9% -1.9%
2008 86.6% +0.9%
2009 84.0% -3.0%
2010 90.2% +7.4%
2011 93.2% +3.3%
2012 97.8% +4.9%
2013 102.2% +4.4%
2014 104.8% +2.6%
2015 104.7% -0.1%
2016 106.9% +2.1%
2017 101.9% -4.8%
2018 100.3% -1.6%
2019 97.2% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.6% 81.9% 90.3% 7
2010s 99.9% 90.2% 106.9% 10

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 97 Trinidad and Tobago 97.5% compare
  2. 98 Uzbekistan 97.5% compare
  3. 99 Tajikistan 97.3% compare
  4. 101 Germany 97.0% compare
  5. 102 Mongolia 96.9% compare
  6. 103 Philippines 96.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Suriname?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Suriname was 97.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 106.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2001.
How does Suriname rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Suriname ranks 100th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.