Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname
Suriname: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 51.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname stood at 51.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname peaked at 51.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2021.
Suriname ranks 162nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 36.9% | — |
| 2002 | 38.4% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | +50.8% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 51.3% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.7% | 33.2% | 38.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 36.4% | 44.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 30.8% | 51.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname was 51.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Suriname ranks 162nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 upper 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