Primary completion rate, female in Suriname
Suriname: Primary completion rate, female was 80.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, female in Suriname, 1976–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 80.3% for primary completion rate, female in 2021.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Suriname peaked at 90.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 1976.
Suriname ranks 147th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Primary completion rate, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 72.1% | — |
| 1977 | 86.0% | +19.3% |
| 1978 | 78.5% | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 83.3% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 90.7% | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 82.4% | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 79.1% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 86.3% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 83.5% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.9% | 72.1% | 86.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 84.6% | 79.1% | 90.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 74.0% | 90.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 82.1% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 80.3% | 89.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 144 Papua New Guinea 81.2% compare
- 145 Romania 81.0% compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 80.8% compare
- 148 Zambia 79.8% compare
- 149 Luxembourg 77.3% compare
- 150 Afghanistan 76.7% 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 primary completion rate, female in Suriname?
- Primary completion rate, female in Suriname was 80.3% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 1976.
- How does Suriname rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Suriname ranks 147th out of 189 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.