Population, ages 12-16, female in Suriname
Suriname: Population, ages 12-16, female was 20,656 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 12-16, female in Suriname, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Suriname recorded 20,656 for population, ages 12-16, female in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, female in Suriname peaked at 23,825 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 20,175, 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 26 years of available data.
Population, ages 12-16, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20,175 | — |
| 1991 | 20,242 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 20,579 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 21,104 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 21,695 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 22,254 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 22,778 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 23,272 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 23,654 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 23,825 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 23,724 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 23,300 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 22,588 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 21,751 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 20,999 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 20,492 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 20,283 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 20,320 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 20,520 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 20,746 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 20,906 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 20,976 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 20,991 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 20,938 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 20,825 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 20,656 | -0.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 20,656 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 264,349, 8% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 20,656 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 196,080, 11% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,958 | 20,175 | 23,825 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,472 | 20,283 | 23,724 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,882 | 20,656 | 20,991 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.78 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-16, female in Suriname?
- Population, ages 12-16, female in Suriname was 20,656 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-16, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 23,825 in 1999.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,175 in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for population, ages 12-16, female?
- Suriname ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-16, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-16, female is the total number of females age 12-16.