Lower secondary completion rate, total in Suriname
Suriname: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 42.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total 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, total in Suriname is 42.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Suriname peaked at 43.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1983.
Suriname ranks 164th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 24.3% | — |
| 1977 | 23.4% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 29.2% | +24.9% |
| 1981 | 14.6% | -50.1% |
| 1982 | 18.8% | +29.2% |
| 1983 | 13.5% | -28.2% |
| 1984 | 16.7% | +23.3% |
| 1985 | 23.1% | +38.7% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +67.7% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.6% | 23.4% | 29.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 13.5% | 23.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 36.2% | 38.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 35.7% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 42.3% | 43.2% | 2 |
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More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,068 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Suriname?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Suriname was 42.3% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1983.
- How does Suriname rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Suriname ranks 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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, total (% 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.