Progression to secondary school, female in Suriname
Suriname: Progression to secondary school, female was 72.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Progression to secondary school, female in Suriname, 1975–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school, female in Suriname stood at 72.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Suriname peaked at 98.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 2006.
That places Suriname 141st out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 88.9% | — |
| 1976 | 98.5% | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 94.2% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | -36.6% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.9% | 88.9% | 98.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 59.7% | 78.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 69.8% | 82.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 138 Guinea-Bissau 74.7% compare
- 139 Honduras 72.7% compare
- 140 Madagascar 72.6% compare
- 142 Rwanda 72.0% compare
- 143 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 71.1% compare
- 144 Senegal 71.0% compare
More education data for Suriname
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,068 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Suriname?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Suriname was 72.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 2006.
- How does Suriname rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Suriname ranks 141st out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).