School age population, lower secondary education, female in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 21,677 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
21,677
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
163rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
22,499
in 2015
All-time low
16,380
in 1993
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Suriname, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 21,677 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Suriname peaked at 22,499 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16,380, in 1993.
That places Suriname 163rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19,077 | — |
| 1971 | 20,389 | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 21,595 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 21,611 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 21,643 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 21,720 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 21,810 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 21,827 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 21,669 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 21,279 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 20,683 | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 20,191 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 19,716 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 19,299 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 18,934 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 18,633 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 18,389 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 18,119 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 17,765 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 17,533 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 17,220 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 16,790 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 16,444 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 16,380 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 16,560 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 17,270 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 18,316 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 19,164 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 19,749 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 19,986 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 19,929 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 19,721 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 19,408 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 18,998 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 18,577 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 18,543 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 18,608 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 18,842 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 19,274 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 19,831 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 20,458 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 21,087 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 21,640 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 22,100 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 22,408 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 22,499 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 22,338 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 22,026 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 21,692 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 21,501 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 21,502 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21,587 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 21,690 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21,711 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 21,680 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 21,677 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,262 | 19,077 | 21,827 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,926 | 17,533 | 20,683 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,788 | 16,380 | 19,986 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,173 | 18,543 | 19,929 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,775 | 20,458 | 22,499 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,641 | 21,502 | 21,711 | 6 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Suriname?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Suriname was 21,677 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 22,499 in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,380 in 1993.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 163rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release