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 33.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Suriname, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 33.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Suriname peaked at 42.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2013.
That places Suriname 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.6% | — |
| 2001 | 42.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | +7.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 33.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 6.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 33.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 5.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 28.7% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 23.6% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 29.4% | 33.1% | 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 33.1% 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 42.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2013.
- How does Suriname rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Suriname ranks 35th out of 206 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 33.5%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release