Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname
Suriname: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 64.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
64.6%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
208th
of 219 countries
All-time high
89.4%
in 1974
All-time low
47.1%
in 1983
Years of data
42
1972–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname stood at 64.6%.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname peaked at 89.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1983.
Suriname ranks 208th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 88.8% | — |
| 1973 | 88.2% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 89.4% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 86.4% | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 80.2% | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 81.4% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 83.3% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 84.4% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 53.1% | -37.1% |
| 1982 | 54.3% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 47.1% | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 53.8% | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 66.4% | +23.5% |
| 1987 | 68.0% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 67.5% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 59.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 54.1% | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 53.2% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.5% | 80.2% | 89.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 61.0% | 47.1% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.7% | 54.1% | 59.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 51.9% | 56.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 55.7% | 61.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 58.0% | 64.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,612 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0955 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60,612 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0955 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,061 (2024)
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 64.6% in 2023, 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 89.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1983.
- How does Suriname rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Suriname ranks 208th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 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