School age population, secondary education, female in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, secondary education, female was 34,352 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Suriname, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Suriname is 34,352 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Suriname peaked at 34,352 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26,080 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, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29,209 number | — |
| 1971 | 30,702 number | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 31,114 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 31,357 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 31,537 number | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 31,780 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 32,236 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 32,983 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 33,621 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 34,067 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 34,159 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 33,771 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 32,827 number | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 31,595 number | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 30,358 number | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 29,379 number | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 28,720 number | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 28,588 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 28,559 number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 28,495 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 28,225 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 27,754 number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 27,352 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 27,085 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 27,052 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 27,343 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 27,940 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 28,885 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 26,080 number | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 26,700 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 27,110 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 27,309 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 27,459 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 27,582 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 27,757 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 32,453 number | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 32,824 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 33,271 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 33,695 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 34,036 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 34,243 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 34,309 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 34,281 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 34,197 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 34,111 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 34,065 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 34,063 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 34,105 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 34,182 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 34,272 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 34,352 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31,861 number | 29,209 number | 34,067 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,645 number | 28,495 number | 34,159 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,442 number | 26,080 number | 28,885 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,350 number | 27,110 number | 34,036 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,183 number | 34,063 number | 34,309 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,352 number | 34,352 number | 34,352 number | 1 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Suriname?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Suriname was 34,352 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 34,352 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,080 number in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 162nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.