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 31.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Suriname, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 31.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 349.5% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Suriname peaked at 31.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 27th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 16.8% | — |
| 1988 | 18.4% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +58.9% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -35.0% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +83.5% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -31.4% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -68.1% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | +349.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 31.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 31.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 3.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 | +349.5% | 7.1% | 31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 16.8% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 14.7% | 26.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 7.1% | 31.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 24 Guatemala 33.4% compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 33.0% compare
- 26 Mozambique 32.0% compare
- 28 Lebanon 30.5% compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 29.4% compare
- 30 Lesotho 28.7% 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 of lower secondary school age in Suriname?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Suriname was 31.9% in 2024, 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 31.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Suriname ranks 27th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 45.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release