School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 30,320 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
30,320 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
162nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
30,320 number
in 2020
All-time low
16,502 number
in 1998
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname is 30,320 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname peaked at 30,320 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16,502 number, in 1998.
Suriname ranks 162nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22,204 number | — |
| 1971 | 23,384 number | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 23,535 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 23,646 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 23,842 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 24,168 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 24,671 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 25,472 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 26,283 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 27,220 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 28,155 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 28,764 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 28,560 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 27,783 number | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 26,739 number | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 25,731 number | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 24,931 number | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 24,824 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 25,064 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 25,486 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 25,798 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 25,754 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 25,269 number | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 24,445 number | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 23,485 number | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 22,742 number | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 22,511 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 23,176 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 16,502 number | -28.8% |
| 1999 | 17,131 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 17,623 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 17,920 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 18,155 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 18,320 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 18,459 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 27,657 number | +49.8% |
| 2006 | 27,846 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 28,208 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 28,649 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 29,122 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 29,549 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 29,865 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 30,002 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 30,015 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29,972 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 29,933 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 29,924 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 29,968 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 30,067 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 30,196 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 30,320 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,442 number | 22,204 number | 27,220 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,604 number | 24,824 number | 28,764 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,681 number | 16,502 number | 25,798 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,196 number | 17,623 number | 29,122 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,949 number | 29,549 number | 30,196 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,320 number | 30,320 number | 30,320 number | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Suriname was 30,320 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 30,320 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,502 number in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Suriname ranks 162nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.