School age population, primary education, both sexes in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 62,628 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
62,628 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
162nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
71,682 number
in 1972
All-time low
47,582 number
in 1987
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Suriname, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Suriname is 62,628 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Suriname peaked at 71,682 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 47,582 number, in 1987.
Suriname ranks 162nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 70,120 number | — |
| 1971 | 71,376 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 71,682 number | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 71,648 number | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 71,456 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 71,389 number | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 71,680 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 69,619 number | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 67,105 number | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 64,357 number | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 61,559 number | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 58,958 number | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 57,108 number | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 55,034 number | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 52,842 number | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 50,662 number | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 48,707 number | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 47,582 number | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 47,589 number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 48,652 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 50,621 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 53,092 number | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 55,385 number | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 57,255 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 58,689 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 59,713 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 60,444 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 60,805 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 61,034 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 61,144 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 61,163 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 61,138 number | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 61,489 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 61,848 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 62,166 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 62,387 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 62,489 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 62,393 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 62,315 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 62,263 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 62,242 number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 62,241 number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 62,279 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 62,262 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 62,200 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 62,106 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 62,012 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 62,060 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 62,191 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 62,390 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 62,628 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70,043 number | 64,357 number | 71,682 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,869 number | 47,582 number | 61,559 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,818 number | 50,621 number | 61,144 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,965 number | 61,138 number | 62,489 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,198 number | 62,012 number | 62,390 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,628 number | 62,628 number | 62,628 number | 1 |
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More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Suriname?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Suriname was 62,628 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 71,682 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,582 number in 1987.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Suriname ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.