Over-age students, primary, female in Suriname
Suriname: Over-age students, primary, female was 14.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Suriname, 1977–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary, female in Suriname stood at 14.2%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Suriname peaked at 25.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2018.
Suriname ranks 34th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 21.8% | — |
| 1978 | 22.9% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 21.3% | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 21.3% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 20.5% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.3% | 21.8% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 22.1% | 20.5% | 25.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 15.8% | 20.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.2% | 17.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 31 Mozambique 14.7% compare
- 32 Slovakia 14.5% compare
- 33 Congo 14.5% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 14.1% compare
- 36 Timor-Leste 13.9% compare
- 37 Colombia 13.4% 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 over-age students, primary, female in Suriname?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Suriname was 14.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2018.
- How does Suriname rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Suriname ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.