Population, age 12, total in Suriname
Suriname: Population, age 12, total was 8,290 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 12, total in Suriname, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 12, total in Suriname is 8,290, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 12, total in Suriname peaked at 10,227 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8,077, in 1990.
Suriname ranks 163rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,450 | 8,077 | 10,227 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,737 | 8,259 | 9,425 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,877 | 8,290 | 9,206 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,068 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 12, total in Suriname?
- Population, age 12, total in Suriname was 8,290 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 12, total recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 10,227 in 1996.
- What is the lowest population, age 12, total recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,077 in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for population, age 12, total?
- Suriname ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 12, total rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Population, age 12, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.