School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 71,334 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
71,334 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
162nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
71,334 number
in 2020
All-time low
53,412 number
in 1998
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Suriname, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Suriname stood at 71,334 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Suriname peaked at 71,334 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53,412 number, in 1998.
That places Suriname 162nd 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, secondary education, both sexes in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59,465 number | — |
| 1971 | 62,342 number | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 62,942 number | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 63,343 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 63,731 number | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 64,305 number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 65,300 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 66,772 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 68,044 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 68,951 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 69,161 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 68,411 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 66,887 number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 64,770 number | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 62,592 number | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 60,864 number | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 59,688 number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 59,289 number | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 59,075 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 58,780 number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 58,065 number | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 56,958 number | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 56,058 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 55,498 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 55,455 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 56,108 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 57,411 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 59,284 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 53,412 number | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 54,531 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 55,322 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 55,840 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 56,384 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 56,829 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 57,288 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 66,911 number | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 67,608 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 68,397 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 69,137 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 69,764 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 70,209 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 70,465 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 70,577 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 70,600 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70,599 number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 70,637 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 70,710 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 70,834 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71,001 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 71,180 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71,334 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64,520 number | 59,465 number | 68,951 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,952 number | 58,780 number | 69,161 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 56,278 number | 53,412 number | 59,284 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,348 number | 55,322 number | 69,764 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,681 number | 70,209 number | 71,180 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,334 number | 71,334 number | 71,334 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, secondary education, both sexes in Suriname?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Suriname was 71,334 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 71,334 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,412 number in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Suriname ranks 162nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.