Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Suriname
Suriname: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 66.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Suriname, 2001–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Suriname is 66.9%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Suriname peaked at 84.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2014.
That places Suriname 120th out of 182 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80.4% | — |
| 2002 | 84.3% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 72.2% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.6% | 62.2% | 84.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 59.3% | 67.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 117 Cayman Islands 71.2% compare
- 118 North Macedonia 70.3% compare
- 119 Turks and Caicos Islands 69.9% compare
- 121 Nepal 66.7% compare
- 122 Belize 66.6% compare
- 123 India 65.9% compare
More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,451 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -35.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,760 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,417 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Suriname?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Suriname was 66.9% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2014.
- How does Suriname rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Suriname ranks 120th out of 182 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.