Lower secondary completion rate, female in Suriname
Suriname: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 53.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Suriname, 1976–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, female in Suriname is 53.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Suriname peaked at 55.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 1977.
Suriname ranks 149th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 27.1% | — |
| 1977 | 26.7% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 32.8% | +22.9% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +84.5% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 53.1% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.9% | 26.7% | 32.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 47.2% | 50.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 44.3% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 53.1% | 53.8% | 2 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, female in Suriname?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Suriname was 53.1% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 1977.
- How does Suriname rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Suriname ranks 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.