Share of children who have completed primary school in Suriname
Suriname: Share of children who have completed primary school was 91.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Suriname, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who have completed primary school in Suriname is 91.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Suriname peaked at 91.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 1994.
That places Suriname 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 69.1% | — |
| 1982 | 69.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 69.3% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 69.2% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 69.1% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 68.2% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 67.6% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 67.0% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 66.6% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 66.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 67.7% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 68.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 70.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 71.4% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 72.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 80.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 91.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 92% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 91.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.7%, 94% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.1% | 68.7% | 69.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 67.6% | 66.4% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.6% | 71.4% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 83.2% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 89.7% | 91.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Suriname?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Suriname was 91.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 1994.
- How does Suriname rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Suriname ranks 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.