School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 32,437 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
32,437 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
162nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
36,302 number
in 1976
All-time low
24,342 number
in 1987
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Suriname, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Suriname stood at 32,437 number.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Suriname peaked at 36,302 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 24,342 number, in 1987.
Suriname ranks 162nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35,276 number | — |
| 1971 | 36,044 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 36,281 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 36,291 number | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 36,189 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 36,147 number | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 36,302 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 35,308 number | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 34,062 number | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 32,688 number | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 31,281 number | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 29,979 number | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 29,138 number | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 28,137 number | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 27,043 number | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 25,932 number | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 24,919 number | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 24,342 number | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 24,359 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 24,942 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 26,011 number | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 27,350 number | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 28,597 number | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 29,604 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 30,357 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 30,866 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 31,203 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 31,362 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 31,465 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 31,497 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 31,449 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 31,337 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 31,428 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 31,590 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 31,790 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 31,995 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 32,165 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 32,221 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 32,253 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 32,269 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32,271 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32,266 number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 32,278 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32,267 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 32,233 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 32,183 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 32,135 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 32,156 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 32,217 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 32,317 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 32,437 number | +0.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 32,437 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,978 number, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 32,437 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 139,906 number, 23% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35,459 number | 32,688 number | 36,302 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,007 number | 24,342 number | 31,281 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,831 number | 26,011 number | 31,497 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,850 number | 31,337 number | 32,269 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,232 number | 32,135 number | 32,317 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,437 number | 32,437 number | 32,437 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.78 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,520 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,366 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,643 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,612 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Suriname?
- School age population, primary education, male in Suriname was 32,437 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 36,302 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,342 number in 1987.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Suriname ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.