School age population, secondary education, male in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, secondary education, male was 36,982 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
36,982 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
161st
of 205 countries
All-time high
36,982 number
in 2020
All-time low
27,332 number
in 1998
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Suriname, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Suriname is 36,982 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Suriname peaked at 36,982 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27,332 number, in 1998.
That places Suriname 161st 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, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30,256 number | — |
| 1971 | 31,640 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 31,828 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 31,986 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 32,194 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 32,525 number | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 33,064 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 33,789 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 34,423 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 34,884 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 35,002 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 34,640 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 34,060 number | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 33,175 number | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 32,234 number | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 31,485 number | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 30,968 number | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 30,701 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 30,516 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 30,285 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 29,840 number | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 29,204 number | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 28,706 number | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 28,413 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 28,403 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 28,765 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 29,471 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 30,399 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 27,332 number | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 27,831 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 28,212 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 28,531 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 28,925 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 29,247 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 29,531 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 34,458 number | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 34,784 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 35,126 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 35,442 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 35,728 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 35,966 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 36,156 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 36,296 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 36,403 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 36,488 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 36,572 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 36,647 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 36,729 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 36,819 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 36,908 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 36,982 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32,659 number | 30,256 number | 34,884 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,307 number | 30,285 number | 35,002 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,836 number | 27,332 number | 30,399 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,998 number | 28,212 number | 35,728 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,498 number | 35,966 number | 36,908 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,982 number | 36,982 number | 36,982 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 158 Trinidad and Tobago 46,942 number compare
- 159 Bhutan 41,895 number compare
- 160 Estonia 39,565 number compare
- 162 Guyana 36,758 number compare
- 163 Montenegro 33,000 number compare
- 164 Cape Verde 30,171 number 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Suriname?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Suriname was 36,982 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 36,982 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,332 number in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Suriname ranks 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.