Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Suriname
Suriname: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 83.78 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Suriname, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Suriname is 83.78, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Suriname peaked at 95.96 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 60.39, in 2023.
That places Suriname 173rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 94.53 | — |
| 1978 | 95.96 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 93.54 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 91.08 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 88.61 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 88.49 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 92.98 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 81.95 | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 81.91 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.1 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 82.09 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 84 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 81.92 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 81.37 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 82.11 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 82.69 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 83.14 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 85.97 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 86.27 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.94 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 80.9 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.6 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 82.05 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 78.22 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 70.2 | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 60.39 | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 83.78 | +38.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 83.78 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.04, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 83.78 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.07, 88% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +38.7% | 60.39 | 83.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.24 | 94.53 | 95.96 | 2 |
| 1980s | 90.94 | 88.49 | 93.54 | 5 |
| 2000s | 81.61 | 78.1 | 84 | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.89 | 80.9 | 86.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.93 | 60.39 | 83.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.21 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Suriname?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Suriname was 83.78 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 95.96 in 1978.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.39 in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Suriname ranks 173rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.