Primary completion rate, male in Suriname
Suriname: Primary completion rate, male was 70.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, male in Suriname, 1976–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 70.3% for primary completion rate, male in 2021.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Suriname peaked at 79.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 2007.
Suriname ranks 159th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Primary completion rate, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 67.5% | — |
| 1977 | 74.8% | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 71.4% | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 76.0% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 78.3% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 71.5% | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 69.5% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 71.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.4% | 67.5% | 76.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 72.8% | 69.5% | 78.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 65.4% | 74.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 71.4% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 70.3% | 79.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,451 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -35.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,760 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,417 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Suriname?
- Primary completion rate, male in Suriname was 70.3% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 2007.
- How does Suriname rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Suriname ranks 159th out of 189 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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, male (% 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.