Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Suriname

Suriname: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.055 units per person in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.055 units per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
152nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0803 units per person
in 1980
All-time low
0.034 units per person
in 1981
Years of data
37
1972–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Suriname, 1972–2018

00.020.040.060.081972199520181972: 0.053 units per person1973: 0.059 units per person1974: 0.063 units per person1975: 0.065 units per person1976: 0.068 units per person1977: 0.067 units per person1978: 0.073 units per person1979: 0.076 units per person1980: 0.08 units per person1981: 0.034 units per person1982: 0.043 units per person1983: 0.037 units per person1984: 0.037 units per person1985: 0.048 units per person1986: 0.064 units per person1987: 0.062 units per person1988: 0.06 units per person1989: 0.057 units per person1990: 0.047 units per person1991: 0.048 units per person1992: 0.046 units per person1993: 0.042 units per person1994: 0.039 units per person2001: 0.046 units per person2002: 0.046 units per person2005: 0.047 units per person2006: 0.05 units per person2007: 0.046 units per person2008: 0.048 units per person2009: 0.047 units per person2010: 0.05 units per person2011: 0.051 units per person2012: 0.052 units per person2013: 0.054 units per person2014: 0.054 units per person2015: 0.056 units per person2018: 0.055 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Suriname stood at 0.055 units per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0803 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.034 units per person, in 1981.

That places Suriname 152nd out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Suriname, 1972 to 2018.
Year units per person Change
1972 0.053 units per person
1973 0.0588 units per person +11.0%
1974 0.063 units per person +7.1%
1975 0.0653 units per person +3.5%
1976 0.0681 units per person +4.4%
1977 0.0672 units per person -1.3%
1978 0.0728 units per person +8.4%
1979 0.0758 units per person +4.2%
1980 0.0803 units per person +5.9%
1981 0.034 units per person -57.7%
1982 0.0433 units per person +27.6%
1983 0.0372 units per person -14.2%
1984 0.037 units per person -0.4%
1985 0.0481 units per person +30.0%
1986 0.0637 units per person +32.5%
1987 0.0615 units per person -3.5%
1988 0.0596 units per person -3.1%
1989 0.0566 units per person -5.0%
1990 0.047 units per person -16.9%
1991 0.048 units per person +2.0%
1992 0.046 units per person -4.0%
1993 0.0422 units per person -8.3%
1994 0.0391 units per person -7.4%
2001 0.0458 units per person +17.0%
2002 0.0465 units per person +1.6%
2005 0.0468 units per person +0.7%
2006 0.0503 units per person +7.5%
2007 0.0462 units per person -8.2%
2008 0.0476 units per person +3.1%
2009 0.0466 units per person -2.2%
2010 0.0502 units per person +7.8%
2011 0.0508 units per person +1.3%
2012 0.0524 units per person +3.2%
2013 0.0541 units per person +3.2%
2014 0.054 units per person -0.1%
2015 0.0555 units per person +2.8%
2018 0.055 units per person -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0655 units per person 0.053 units per person 0.0758 units per person 8
1980s 0.0521 units per person 0.034 units per person 0.0803 units per person 10
1990s 0.0445 units per person 0.0391 units per person 0.048 units per person 5
2000s 0.0471 units per person 0.0458 units per person 0.0503 units per person 7
2010s 0.0532 units per person 0.0502 units per person 0.0555 units per person 7

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 149 Liberia 0.0557 units per person compare
  2. 150 Romania 0.0556 units per person compare
  3. 151 Malta 0.0552 units per person compare
  4. 153 Madagascar 0.055 units per person compare
  5. 154 Mauritania 0.0543 units per person compare
  6. 155 Republic of Korea 0.0541 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Suriname?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Suriname was 0.055 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.0803 units per person in 1980.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.034 units per person in 1981.
How does Suriname rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Suriname ranks 152nd out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.