Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname
Suriname: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.499 GPIA in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname is 0.499 GPIA, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Suriname peaked at 0.6285 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4981 GPIA, in 2015.
Suriname ranks 57th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6269 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.6095 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6285 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5341 GPIA | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6073 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.57 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5386 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5504 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5716 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5644 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5419 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5207 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4981 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5276 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5138 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5204 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5321 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5284 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.499 GPIA | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5878 GPIA | 0.5341 GPIA | 0.6285 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5341 GPIA | 0.4981 GPIA | 0.5716 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5137 GPIA | 0.499 GPIA | 0.5284 GPIA | 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 0.499 GPIA 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 0.6285 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4981 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Suriname ranks 57th out of 79 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 12.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release