School age population, upper secondary education, male in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 16,634 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16,634
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
162nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
17,284
in 2018
All-time low
9,047
in 1998
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Suriname, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Suriname stood at 16,634.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Suriname peaked at 17,284 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,047, in 1998.
That places Suriname 162nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,903 | — |
| 1971 | 13,147 | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 14,371 | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 14,528 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 14,517 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 14,448 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 14,439 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 14,585 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 14,894 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 15,277 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 15,564 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 15,813 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 15,752 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 15,467 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 15,096 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 14,771 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 14,555 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 14,377 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 14,174 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 14,064 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 13,900 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 13,620 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 13,331 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 13,023 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 12,636 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 12,381 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 12,322 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 12,607 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 9,047 | -28.2% |
| 1999 | 9,653 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 10,207 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 10,507 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 10,492 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 10,253 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 9,932 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 14,751 | +48.5% |
| 2006 | 14,637 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 14,655 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 14,667 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 14,645 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14,671 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 14,848 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 15,157 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 15,554 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 15,994 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 16,415 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 16,797 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 17,105 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 17,284 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 17,273 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 17,095 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 16,784 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 16,524 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 16,447 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 16,512 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 16,634 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,211 | 11,903 | 15,277 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,963 | 14,064 | 15,813 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,252 | 9,047 | 13,900 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,475 | 9,932 | 14,751 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,110 | 14,671 | 17,284 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,666 | 16,447 | 17,095 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 159 Estonia 23,688 compare
- 160 Réunion 20,588 compare
- 161 Trinidad and Tobago 19,439 compare
- 163 Montenegro 16,609 compare
- 164 Brunei Darussalam 16,197 compare
- 165 Guyana 15,383 compare
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Suriname?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Suriname was 16,634 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 17,284 in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,047 in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Suriname ranks 162nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release