Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Suriname
Suriname: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.9615 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9615 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
97th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.9867 modelled data
in 2020
All-time low
0.6932 modelled data
in 2004
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Suriname, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.9615 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Suriname peaked at 0.9867 modelled data in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6932 modelled data, in 2004.
That places Suriname 97th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Suriname, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7042 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.7102 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7056 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6987 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6932 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.699 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7255 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7711 modelled data | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8276 modelled data | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8693 modelled data | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8916 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9084 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9113 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9069 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9016 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8931 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9042 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9344 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9628 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9861 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9867 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9737 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9601 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.947 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9524 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.9615 modelled data | +1.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.9615 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9258 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.9615 modelled data is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8671 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7404 modelled data | 0.6932 modelled data | 0.8693 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.92 modelled data | 0.8916 modelled data | 0.9861 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9636 modelled data | 0.947 modelled data | 0.9867 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 of lower secondary school age in Suriname?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Suriname was 0.9615 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9867 modelled data in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6932 modelled data in 2004.
- How does Suriname rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Suriname ranks 97th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release