Progression to secondary school in Suriname
Suriname: Progression to secondary school was 66.4% in 2017. β² Rising
Progression to secondary school in Suriname, 1975β2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school in Suriname stood at 66.4%.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Suriname peaked at 92.9% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1983.
Suriname ranks 160th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.7% | 84.5% | 92.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 41.1% | 32.3% | 48.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 55.0% | 69.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 62.5% | 73.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,068 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.23 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Suriname?
- Progression to secondary school in Suriname was 66.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 1976.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1983.
- How does Suriname rank for progression to secondary school?
- Suriname ranks 160th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (%). 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).