Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Suriname
Suriname: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 13.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Suriname, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 13.8% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in 2019.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Suriname peaked at 18.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1978.
That places Suriname 36th out of 166 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4.9% | — |
| 1978 | 3.0% | -39.0% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +500.0% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -28.2% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +37.3% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -10.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 13.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 13.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 2.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 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 | +500.0% | 3.0% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 10.5% | 18.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.4% | 15.6% | 10 |
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, male in Suriname?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Suriname was 13.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1978.
- How does Suriname rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Suriname ranks 36th out of 166 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/