School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 48,584 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
48,584 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
164th
of 203 countries
All-time high
48,584 number
in 2015
All-time low
27,769 number
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2015
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Suriname, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2015, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Suriname stood at 48,584 number. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Suriname peaked at 48,584 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27,769 number, in 1970.
That places Suriname 164th out of 203 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27,769 number | — |
| 1971 | 28,891 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 29,471 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 29,421 number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 28,935 number | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 28,407 number | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 28,178 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 30,200 number | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 32,172 number | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 33,922 number | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 35,464 number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 36,946 number | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 38,802 number | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 40,323 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 41,282 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 41,638 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 41,497 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 41,265 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 40,947 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 40,764 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 40,797 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 40,949 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 41,399 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 41,864 number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 42,017 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 41,699 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 40,985 number | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 40,209 number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 38,610 number | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 38,696 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 39,249 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 40,208 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 41,285 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 42,405 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 43,323 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 43,104 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 43,804 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 44,253 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 44,595 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 44,981 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 45,491 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 46,099 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 46,831 number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 47,557 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 48,161 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 48,584 number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29,737 number | 27,769 number | 33,922 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,893 number | 35,464 number | 41,638 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,722 number | 38,610 number | 42,017 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,721 number | 39,249 number | 44,981 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,120 number | 45,491 number | 48,584 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 161 Cyprus 57,992 number compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 52,974 number compare
- 163 Cape Verde 49,368 number compare
- 165 Maldives 46,388 number compare
- 166 Montenegro 41,918 number compare
- 167 Belize 39,334 number compare
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Suriname?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Suriname was 48,584 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 48,584 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,769 number in 1970.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Suriname ranks 164th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.