School age population, secondary education, male in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, secondary education, male was 39,032 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
39,032
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
163rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
39,814
in 2016
All-time low
29,668
in 2004
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, male in Suriname, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 39,032 for school age population, secondary education, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Suriname peaked at 39,814 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29,668, in 2004.
Suriname ranks 163rd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32,485 | — |
| 1971 | 34,986 | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 37,347 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 37,387 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 37,379 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 37,447 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 37,618 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 37,844 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 37,984 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 37,878 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 37,403 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 37,065 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 36,465 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 35,740 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 35,013 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 34,411 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 33,970 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 33,530 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 32,951 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 32,573 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 32,033 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 31,237 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 30,492 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 29,996 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 29,700 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 30,108 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 31,267 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 32,624 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 29,822 | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 30,757 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 31,243 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 31,249 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30,891 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 30,315 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 29,668 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 34,502 | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 34,420 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 34,552 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 34,883 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 35,317 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 35,875 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 36,616 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 37,460 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 38,312 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 39,062 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 39,585 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 39,814 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 39,796 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 39,631 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 39,423 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 39,251 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 39,038 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 38,893 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 38,851 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 38,899 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 39,032 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,836 | 32,485 | 37,984 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,912 | 32,573 | 37,403 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,804 | 29,700 | 32,624 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,704 | 29,668 | 35,317 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,557 | 35,875 | 39,814 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,994 | 38,851 | 39,251 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago 48,494 compare
- 161 Reunion 46,495 compare
- 162 Bhutan 40,884 compare
- 164 Guyana 39,031 compare
- 165 Montenegro 33,282 compare
- 166 Cape Verde 30,608 compare
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Suriname?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Suriname was 39,032 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 39,814 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,668 in 2004.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Suriname ranks 163rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release