Over-age students, primary, male in Suriname
Suriname: Over-age students, primary, male was 17.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Suriname, 1977–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary, male in Suriname stood at 17.7%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Suriname peaked at 28.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2018.
Suriname ranks 30th 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, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 26.4% | — |
| 1978 | 25.8% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 28.4% | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 24.8% | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 24.3% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 22.9% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.1% | 25.8% | 26.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 22.9% | 28.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 19.5% | 22.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.7% | 20.3% | 9 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Suriname?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Suriname was 17.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2018.
- How does Suriname rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Suriname ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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, male (% of male 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.