School age population, lower secondary education, female in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 19,756 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
19,756 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
162nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
20,666 number
in 1978
All-time low
15,061 number
in 1992
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Suriname, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 19,756 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Suriname peaked at 20,666 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 15,061 number, in 1992.
Suriname ranks 162nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,397 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,352 number | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 19,610 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 19,719 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 19,759 number | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 19,854 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 20,110 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 20,451 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 20,666 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 20,627 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 20,245 number | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 19,555 number | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 18,784 number | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 18,021 number | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 17,387 number | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 16,993 number | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 16,801 number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 16,706 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 16,526 number | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 16,213 number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 15,747 number | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 15,257 number | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 15,061 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 15,173 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 15,584 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 16,217 number | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 16,918 number | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 17,551 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 18,005 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 18,282 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 18,400 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 18,425 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 18,506 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 18,616 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 18,797 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 19,074 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 19,409 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 19,665 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 19,815 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 19,848 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 19,783 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 19,668 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 19,595 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 19,560 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 19,563 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19,596 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 19,641 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 19,680 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 19,713 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19,738 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 19,756 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,854 number | 18,397 number | 20,666 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,723 number | 16,213 number | 20,245 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,380 number | 15,061 number | 18,282 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,056 number | 18,400 number | 19,848 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,654 number | 19,560 number | 19,783 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,756 number | 19,756 number | 19,756 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 159 Solomon Islands 22,150 number compare
- 160 Guyana 21,366 number compare
- 161 Estonia 19,879 number compare
- 163 Belize 15,100 number compare
- 164 Cape Verde 15,059 number compare
- 165 Montenegro 15,036 number compare
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 19,756 number in 2020, 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 20,666 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,061 number in 1992.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 162nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.