Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Suriname
Suriname: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 5,085 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Suriname, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Suriname stood at 5,085 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Suriname peaked at 6,196 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3,855 number, in 1986.
Suriname ranks 163rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,193 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,196 number | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6,195 number | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,166 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 6,122 number | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 6,080 number | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 6,055 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 5,756 number | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 5,458 number | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 5,175 number | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 4,925 number | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 4,731 number | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 4,533 number | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 4,309 number | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 4,096 number | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 3,931 number | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 3,855 number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 3,907 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 4,079 number | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 4,317 number | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 4,564 number | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 4,744 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 4,875 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 4,959 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 5,011 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5,049 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 5,098 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 5,107 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5,112 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5,115 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5,119 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 5,128 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5,145 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5,137 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5,116 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 5,088 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 5,066 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 5,047 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 5,041 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5,043 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,047 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5,042 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5,037 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5,026 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5,014 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5,004 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5,004 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,020 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5,043 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5,067 number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5,085 number | +0.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 5,085 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 5,085 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 22% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,940 number | 5,175 number | 6,196 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,268 number | 3,855 number | 4,925 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,963 number | 4,564 number | 5,115 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,093 number | 5,041 number | 5,145 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,030 number | 5,004 number | 5,067 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,085 number | 5,085 number | 5,085 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Suriname?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Suriname was 5,085 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 6,196 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,855 number in 1986.
- How does Suriname rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, 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, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.