Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Suriname
Suriname: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 5,464 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Suriname, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Suriname stood at 5,464 number.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Suriname peaked at 6,411 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4,030 number, in 1986.
Suriname ranks 162nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,366 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,409 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 6,411 number | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,376 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 6,320 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 6,271 number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 6,250 number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 5,948 number | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 5,642 number | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 5,352 number | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 5,098 number | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 4,910 number | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 4,724 number | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 4,498 number | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 4,279 number | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 4,107 number | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 4,030 number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 4,105 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 4,314 number | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 4,598 number | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 4,887 number | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 5,095 number | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 5,241 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 5,325 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 5,366 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 5,389 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5,430 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 5,436 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 5,419 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 5,392 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 5,361 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5,332 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 5,355 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 5,386 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5,418 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5,444 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 5,454 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5,450 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 5,445 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5,439 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 5,431 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5,423 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5,415 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5,403 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5,390 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5,380 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5,377 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5,393 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5,417 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 5,443 number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5,464 number | +0.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 5,464 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 5,464 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 23% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,134 number | 5,352 number | 6,411 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,466 number | 4,030 number | 5,098 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,298 number | 4,887 number | 5,436 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,408 number | 5,332 number | 5,454 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,407 number | 5,377 number | 5,443 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,464 number | 5,464 number | 5,464 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, male in Suriname?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Suriname was 5,464 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 6,411 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,030 number in 1986.
- How does Suriname rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Suriname ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.