Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Suriname
Suriname: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 44.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Suriname, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Suriname stood at 44.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Suriname peaked at 44.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places Suriname 174th out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 44.4% | — |
| 2005 | 37.0% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 40.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | — |
| 2019 | 44.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 44.5% | +0.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 44.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.3%, 87% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 44.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.2%, 89% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -100.0% | 34.2% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.9% | 37.0% | 44.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 0.0% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 44.2% | 44.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 171 Seychelles 45.6% compare
- 172 Burkina Faso 45.2% compare
- 173 Luxembourg 44.6% compare
- 175 Bangladesh 44.2% compare
- 176 Bulgaria 42.7% compare
- 177 Dominica 39.5% 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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Suriname?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Suriname was 44.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Suriname rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
- Suriname ranks 174th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release