Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname
Suriname: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 49.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname, 1972–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 49.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname peaked at 87.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2007.
That places Suriname 215th out of 217 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 87.6% | — |
| 1973 | 84.7% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 87.8% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 82.0% | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 83.5% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 75.6% | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 76.9% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 62.3% | -19.9% |
| 1987 | 64.2% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 65.7% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 63.8% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 56.3% | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 54.9% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 50.5% | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 59.4% | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.0% | 75.6% | 87.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 62.3% | 65.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 55.3% | 50.5% | 59.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 45.4% | 51.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 48.3% | 54.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,643 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 49.8% 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 87.8% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2007.
- How does Suriname rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Suriname ranks 215th out of 217 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 down 4.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release