Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Suriname
Suriname: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 28.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Suriname, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 28.3% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024.
That represents a change of down 38.3% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Suriname peaked at 45.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2016.
Suriname ranks 20th of 169 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 15.7% | — |
| 1988 | 16.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +42.3% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | +143.9% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | -38.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 28.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 5.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 28.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.8%, 3.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +143.9% | 18.8% | 45.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.9% | 15.7% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 14.9% | 21.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 18.8% | 45.8% | 5 |
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Suriname?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Suriname was 28.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2016.
- How does Suriname rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Suriname ranks 20th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release