School age population, primary education, female in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, primary education, female was 30,191 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
30,191 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
163rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
35,401 number
in 1972
All-time low
23,230 number
in 1988
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Suriname, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 30,191 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Suriname peaked at 35,401 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 23,230 number, in 1988.
Suriname ranks 163rd 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, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34,844 number | — |
| 1971 | 35,332 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 35,401 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 35,357 number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 35,267 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 35,242 number | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 35,378 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 34,311 number | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 33,043 number | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 31,669 number | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 30,278 number | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 28,979 number | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 27,970 number | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 26,897 number | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 25,799 number | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 24,730 number | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 23,788 number | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 23,240 number | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 23,230 number | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 23,710 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 24,610 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 25,742 number | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 26,788 number | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 27,651 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 28,332 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 28,847 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 29,241 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 29,443 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 29,569 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 29,647 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 29,714 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 29,801 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 30,061 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 30,258 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 30,376 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 30,392 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 30,324 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 30,172 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 30,062 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 29,994 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 29,971 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 29,975 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30,001 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 29,995 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 29,967 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 29,923 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 29,877 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 29,904 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 29,974 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 30,073 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 30,191 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34,584 number | 31,669 number | 35,401 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,862 number | 23,230 number | 30,278 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,987 number | 24,610 number | 29,647 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,115 number | 29,714 number | 30,392 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,966 number | 29,877 number | 30,073 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,191 number | 30,191 number | 30,191 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.92 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Suriname?
- School age population, primary education, female in Suriname was 30,191 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 35,401 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,230 number in 1988.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.