School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Suriname
Suriname: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) was 3.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Suriname, 1985–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 3.0% for school enrollment, tertiary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.1% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Suriname peaked at 14.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 180th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6.5% | — |
| 1986 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 10.3% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +41.0% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -59.9% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +91.6% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -38.8% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -51.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 3.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.7%, 5% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 3.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.6%, 6% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 6.4% | 9.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 3.0% | 11.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 enrollment, tertiary, female in Suriname?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Suriname was 3.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Suriname ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.