Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Suriname
Suriname: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 83.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Suriname, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Suriname stood at 83.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Suriname peaked at 96.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, 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 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.2% | 94.5% | 96.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 90.9% | 88.5% | 93.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 81.6% | 78.1% | 84.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 80.9% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 60.4% | 83.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,068 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Suriname?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Suriname was 83.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Suriname ranks 173rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school 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 (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.