Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname
Suriname: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.25 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.25 GPIA
World rank
1st
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.25 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.988 GPIA
in 1993
Years of data
30
1972–2021
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname, 1972–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname stood at 1.25 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname peaked at 1.25 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.988 GPIA, in 1993.
That places Suriname 1st out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 1.07 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.09 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.11 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.13 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.988 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 1.18 GPIA | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 1.15 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.18 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.16 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.24 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.22 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.25 GPIA | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.988 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname was 1.25 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.988 GPIA in 1993.
- How does Suriname rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Suriname ranks 1st out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general 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