Over-age students, primary in Suriname
Suriname: Over-age students, primary was 16.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Suriname, 1977–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 16.0% for over-age students, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Suriname peaked at 26.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2018.
That places Suriname 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 24.2% | — |
| 1978 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 26.8% | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 23.1% | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 22.8% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 21.8% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.3% | 24.2% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.6% | 21.8% | 26.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.9% | 21.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.0% | 18.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 28 Mozambique 16.6% compare
- 29 Nigeria 16.2% compare
- 30 East Timor 16.1% compare
- 32 Slovakia 15.8% compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 15.8% compare
- 34 Namibia 15.7% compare
More education data for Suriname
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,068 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Suriname?
- Over-age students, primary in Suriname was 16.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2018.
- How does Suriname rank for over-age students, primary?
- Suriname ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 (% of 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.