Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname
Suriname: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 72.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname is 72.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname peaked at 73.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2005.
That places Suriname 198th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 59.4% | — |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.0% | 59.0% | 65.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 63.2% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 65.3% | 73.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname was 72.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2005.
- How does Suriname rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Suriname ranks 198th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release