School age population, tertiary education, female in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, tertiary education, female was 23,778 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Suriname, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 23,778 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Suriname peaked at 23,778 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13,977 number, in 1976.
Suriname ranks 164th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,738 number | 13,977 number | 16,670 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,360 number | 17,430 number | 20,189 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,701 number | 18,909 number | 20,295 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,030 number | 19,265 number | 21,812 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,920 number | 22,003 number | 23,778 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 161 Cyprus 29,643 number compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 25,645 number compare
- 163 Cape Verde 24,264 number compare
- 165 Montenegro 20,108 number compare
- 166 Belize 19,677 number compare
More education data for Suriname
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,068 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Suriname?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Suriname was 23,778 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 23,778 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,977 number in 1976.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 164th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.