Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname
Suriname: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname is 4.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.4% on the previous year and down 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname peaked at 31.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2022.
Suriname ranks 74th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.6% | — |
| 2006 | 27.9% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -84.3% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +104.1% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -22.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 4.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 4.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +104.1% | 2.6% | 5.4% |
| 2022 | -84.3% | 16.9% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.9% | 26.0% | 31.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 17.5% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 2.6% | 17.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 71 Paraguay 4.7% compare
- 72 Marshall Islands 4.7% compare
- 73 Czechia 4.5% compare
- 75 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.2% compare
- 76 United States of America 4.0% compare
- 77 Brazil 3.8% 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname was 4.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Suriname ranks 74th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.5%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release