Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Suriname
Suriname: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.7072 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Suriname, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Suriname stood at 0.7072 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 97.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Suriname peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3589 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Suriname 143rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Suriname, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.8926 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.8718 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.866 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8529 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8665 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8421 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8619 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8488 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8755 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.869 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8079 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +29.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3589 GPIA | -65.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7072 GPIA | +97.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.7072 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8418 GPIA, 84% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.7072 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8956 GPIA, 79% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +97.0% | 0.3589 GPIA | 0.7072 GPIA |
| 2023 | -65.8% | 1.05 GPIA | 0.3589 GPIA |
| 2022 | +29.8% | 0.8079 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8926 GPIA | 0.8926 GPIA | 0.8926 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8607 GPIA | 0.8421 GPIA | 0.8755 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7584 GPIA | 0.3589 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 140 Kyrgyzstan 0.7257 GPIA compare
- 141 Latvia 0.7158 GPIA compare
- 142 Cook Islands 0.7137 GPIA compare
- 144 Israel 0.6917 GPIA compare
- 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6737 GPIA compare
- 146 Australia 0.6651 GPIA compare
More education data for Suriname
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,520 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,366 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,117 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Suriname?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Suriname was 0.7072 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3589 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Suriname ranks 143rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release