School completion, annual growth rate in Suriname
Suriname: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.3187 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School completion, annual growth rate in Suriname, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion, annual growth rate in Suriname stood at 0.3187 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Suriname peaked at 1.96 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, -0.9174 % change on previous year, in 1992.
Suriname ranks 63rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School completion, annual growth rate in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0145 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0.0434 % change on previous year | +200.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1302 % change on previous year | +199.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0578 % change on previous year | -55.6% |
| 1986 | -0.0722 % change on previous year | -224.9% |
| 1987 | -0.0433 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 1988 | -0.2023 % change on previous year | +366.9% |
| 1989 | -0.4923 % change on previous year | +143.3% |
| 1990 | -0.7712 % change on previous year | +56.7% |
| 1991 | -0.8946 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 1992 | -0.9174 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1993 | -0.5824 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 1994 | -0.3155 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2411 % change on previous year | -176.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6915 % change on previous year | +186.8% |
| 1997 | 1.13 % change on previous year | +64.1% |
| 1998 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +39.2% |
| 1999 | 1.83 % change on previous year | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 1.96 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 1.37 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.43 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9831 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 0.765 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6326 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5944 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5568 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5085 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4272 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4142 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3902 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3665 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3319 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3529 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3187 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.3187 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0766 % change on previous year, 4.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.3187 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1628 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School completion, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -366.9% | -0.0433 % change on previous year | -0.2023 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | -224.9% | 0.0578 % change on previous year | -0.0722 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | +200.0% | 0.0145 % change on previous year | 0.0434 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +199.9% | 0.0434 % change on previous year | 0.1302 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +186.8% | 0.2411 % change on previous year | 0.6915 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +176.4% | -0.3155 % change on previous year | 0.2411 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0705 % change on previous year | -0.4923 % change on previous year | 0.1302 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1997 % change on previous year | -0.9174 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8667 % change on previous year | 0.4272 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3624 % change on previous year | 0.3187 % change on previous year | 0.4142 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 60 Dominican Republic 0.3865 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Brazil 0.3779 % change on previous year compare
- 62 Egypt 0.3228 % change on previous year compare
- 64 Tanzania 0.318 % change on previous year compare
- 65 Colombia 0.3152 % change on previous year compare
- 66 Paraguay 0.3064 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0955 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion, annual growth rate in Suriname?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Suriname was 0.3187 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9174 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Suriname rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Suriname ranks 63rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.