Population of compulsory school age, male in Suriname
Suriname: Population of compulsory school age, male was 33,484 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
33,484
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
159th
of 197 countries
All-time high
34,546
in 2011
All-time low
30,510
in 2003
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Population of compulsory school age, male in Suriname, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, male in Suriname stood at 33,484.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Suriname peaked at 34,546 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30,510, in 2003.
Suriname ranks 159th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 32,379 | — |
| 1999 | 31,916 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 31,406 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 30,949 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 30,623 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 30,510 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 30,656 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 31,256 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 31,971 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 32,740 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 33,490 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 34,090 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 34,458 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 34,546 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 34,409 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 34,131 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 33,840 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 33,598 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 33,454 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 33,451 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 33,531 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 33,622 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 33,704 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 33,751 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 33,764 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33,744 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 33,666 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 33,484 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,148 | 31,916 | 32,379 | 2 |
| 2000s | 31,769 | 30,510 | 34,090 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,904 | 33,451 | 34,546 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,686 | 33,484 | 33,764 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 156 Luxembourg 43,913 compare
- 157 Montenegro 36,887 compare
- 158 Macao 33,700 compare
- 160 Belize 31,293 compare
- 161 Bahamas 30,845 compare
- 162 Brunei Darussalam 30,566 compare
More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -48.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,840 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 228 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 811 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -51.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 606 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -43.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Suriname?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Suriname was 33,484 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 34,546 in 2011.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,510 in 2003.
- How does Suriname rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Suriname ranks 159th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release