School age population, upper secondary education, male in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 15,724 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
15,724 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
162nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
15,724 number
in 2020
All-time low
8,427 number
in 1998
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Suriname, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Suriname stood at 15,724 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Suriname peaked at 15,724 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,427 number, in 1998.
That places Suriname 162nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,392 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,034 number | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 12,031 number | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 12,008 number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 12,064 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 12,242 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 12,545 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 12,940 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 13,328 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 13,780 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 14,241 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 14,548 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 14,517 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 14,209 number | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 13,768 number | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 13,345 number | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 13,012 number | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 12,942 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 13,031 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 13,204 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 13,320 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 13,257 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 12,978 number | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 12,533 number | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 12,017 number | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 11,616 number | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 11,489 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 11,842 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 8,427 number | -28.8% |
| 1999 | 8,713 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 8,913 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 9,036 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 9,202 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 9,354 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 9,499 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 14,278 number | +50.3% |
| 2006 | 14,431 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 14,602 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 14,769 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 14,934 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 15,089 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 15,224 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 15,316 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 15,378 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 15,424 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 15,464 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 15,502 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 15,543 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15,598 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 15,662 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 15,724 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,436 number | 11,392 number | 13,780 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,682 number | 12,942 number | 14,548 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,619 number | 8,427 number | 13,320 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,902 number | 8,913 number | 14,934 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,420 number | 15,089 number | 15,662 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,724 number | 15,724 number | 15,724 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 159 Trinidad and Tobago 18,305 number compare
- 160 Brunei Darussalam 17,040 number compare
- 161 Montenegro 16,416 number compare
- 163 Guyana 14,995 number compare
- 164 Cape Verde 14,941 number compare
- 165 Bhutan 14,298 number 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 15,724 number in 2020, 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 15,724 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,427 number in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Suriname ranks 162nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.