Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Suriname

Suriname: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 502 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
502 number
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
86th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1,626 number
in 1979
All-time low
502 number
in 2019
Years of data
23
1976–2019

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Suriname, 1976–2019

5007501.0k1.2k1.5k1.8k1976199720191976: 1.3k number1977: 1.3k number1978: 1.5k number1979: 1.6k number1985: 1.2k number1987: 981 number1988: 1.0k number1989: 1.1k number2005: 672 number2006: 556 number2007: 571 number2008: 584 number2009: 609 number2010: 588 number2011: 533 number2012: 636 number2013: 603 number2014: 601 number2015: 582 number2016: 658 number2017: 576 number2018: 537 number2019: 502 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Suriname is 502 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Suriname peaked at 1,626 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 502 number, in 2019.

That places Suriname 86th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number) in Suriname, 1976 to 2019.
Year number Change
1976 1,312 number
1977 1,344 number +2.4%
1978 1,481 number +10.2%
1979 1,626 number +9.8%
1985 1,183 number -27.2%
1987 981 number -17.1%
1988 1,047 number +6.7%
1989 1,053 number +0.6%
2005 672 number -36.2%
2006 556 number -17.3%
2007 571 number +2.7%
2008 584 number +2.3%
2009 609 number +4.3%
2010 588 number -3.4%
2011 533 number -9.4%
2012 636 number +19.3%
2013 603 number -5.2%
2014 601 number -0.3%
2015 582 number -3.2%
2016 658 number +13.1%
2017 576 number -12.5%
2018 537 number -6.8%
2019 502 number -6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,441 number 1,312 number 1,626 number 4
1980s 1,066 number 981 number 1,183 number 4
2000s 598.4 number 556 number 672 number 5
2010s 581.6 number 502 number 658 number 10

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 83 Italy 585 number compare
  2. 84 Bhutan 565 number compare
  3. 85 Saudi Arabia 560 number compare
  4. 87 Panama 493 number compare
  5. 87 Paraguay 493 number compare
  6. 89 Djibouti 468 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Suriname?
Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Suriname was 502 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 1,626 number in 1979.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 502 number in 2019.
How does Suriname rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Suriname ranks 86th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,806 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.