Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname
Suriname: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 21.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname stood at 21.1%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname peaked at 32.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2021.
Suriname ranks 3rd of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 31.3% | — |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 24.5% | 32.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 22.9% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 21.1% | 23.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,061 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 16.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0458 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,551 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0497 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.93 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,068 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2021)
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 21.1% in 2021, 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 32.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Suriname ranks 3rd out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release