Population, age 16, total in Suriname
Suriname: Population, age 16, total was 8,686 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
8,686
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
163rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
9,910
in 2001
All-time low
7,771
in 1994
Years of data
25
1990–2015
Population, age 16, total in Suriname, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 16, total in Suriname stood at 8,686.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Suriname peaked at 9,910 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7,771, in 1994.
Suriname ranks 163rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,394 | 7,771 | 9,643 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,953 | 7,954 | 9,910 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,259 | 7,934 | 8,686 | 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 16, total in Suriname?
- Population, age 16, total in Suriname was 8,686 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 9,910 in 2001.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,771 in 1994.
- How does Suriname rank for population, age 16, total?
- Suriname ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, 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.