Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Suriname
Suriname: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 16.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Suriname, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Suriname stood at 16.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Suriname peaked at 39.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1978.
That places Suriname 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4.4% | — |
| 1978 | 3.8% | -13.2% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | +34.7% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | +98.4% |
| 1988 | 10.8% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | -43.9% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +199.1% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +42.0% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +58.1% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | -57.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 16.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 16.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 2.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +199.1% | 6.0% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 5.1% | 10.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 15.7% | 22.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 13.4% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 16.8% | 39.1% | 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 of primary school age, female in Suriname?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Suriname was 16.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1978.
- How does Suriname rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Suriname ranks 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release