School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 14,596 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Suriname, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Suriname is 14,596 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Suriname peaked at 14,686 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8,075 number, in 1998.
Suriname ranks 164th 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, female (number) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,812 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,350 number | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 11,504 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 11,638 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 11,778 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 11,926 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 12,126 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 12,532 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 12,955 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 13,440 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 13,914 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 14,216 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 14,043 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 13,574 number | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 12,971 number | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 12,386 number | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 11,919 number | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 11,882 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 12,033 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 12,282 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 12,478 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 12,497 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 12,291 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 11,912 number | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 11,468 number | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 11,126 number | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 11,022 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 11,334 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 8,075 number | -28.8% |
| 1999 | 8,418 number | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 8,710 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 8,884 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 8,953 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 8,966 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 8,960 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 13,379 number | +49.3% |
| 2006 | 13,415 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 13,606 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 13,880 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 14,188 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 14,460 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 14,641 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 14,686 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 14,637 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 14,548 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 14,469 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 14,422 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 14,425 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14,469 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 14,534 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 14,596 number | +0.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 14,596 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,196 number, 12% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 14,596 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,296 number, 27% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +49.3% | 8,960 number | 13,379 number |
| 1998 | -28.8% | 11,334 number | 8,075 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,006 number | 10,812 number | 13,440 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,922 number | 11,882 number | 14,216 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,062 number | 8,075 number | 12,497 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,294 number | 8,710 number | 14,188 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,529 number | 14,422 number | 14,686 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,596 number | 14,596 number | 14,596 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 161 Guyana 15,010 number compare
- 162 Montenegro 14,933 number compare
- 163 Cape Verde 14,890 number compare
- 165 Cyprus 13,933 number compare
- 166 Bhutan 13,712 number compare
- 167 Luxembourg 13,311 number compare
More education data for Suriname
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.78 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,520 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,366 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,643 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,612 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Suriname?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Suriname was 14,596 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 14,686 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,075 number in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Suriname ranks 164th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.