School age population, lower secondary education, male in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 21,258 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
21,258 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
161st
of 205 countries
All-time high
21,258 number
in 2020
All-time low
15,728 number
in 1992
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Suriname, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 21,258 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Suriname peaked at 21,258 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,728 number, in 1992.
That places Suriname 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,864 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,606 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 19,797 number | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 19,978 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 20,130 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 20,283 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 20,519 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 20,849 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 21,095 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 21,104 number | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20,761 number | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 20,092 number | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 19,543 number | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 18,966 number | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 18,466 number | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 18,140 number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 17,956 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 17,759 number | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 17,485 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 17,081 number | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 16,520 number | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 15,947 number | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 15,728 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 15,880 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 16,386 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 17,149 number | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 17,982 number | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 18,557 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 18,905 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 19,118 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 19,299 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 19,495 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 19,723 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 19,893 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 20,032 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 20,180 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 20,353 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 20,524 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 20,673 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 20,794 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 20,877 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 20,932 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 20,980 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 21,025 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 21,064 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 21,108 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 21,145 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 21,186 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 21,221 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 21,246 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 21,258 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,222 number | 18,864 number | 21,104 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,625 number | 17,081 number | 20,761 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,217 number | 15,728 number | 19,118 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,097 number | 19,299 number | 20,794 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,078 number | 20,877 number | 21,246 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,258 number | 21,258 number | 21,258 number | 1 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -48.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,840 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 228 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 811 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -51.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 606 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -43.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Suriname?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Suriname was 21,258 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 21,258 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,728 number in 1992.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Suriname ranks 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.