Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname
Suriname: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.15 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 1.15 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname peaked at 1.26 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6878 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Suriname 51st out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8918 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.6878 GPIA | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8625 GPIA | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8059 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 1.13 GPIA | +40.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9692 GPIA | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.987 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8811 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8358 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9072 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7209 GPIA | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9669 GPIA | +34.1% |
| 2021 | 1.26 GPIA | +30.7% |
| 2023 | 1.15 GPIA | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9082 GPIA | 0.6878 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8832 GPIA | 0.7209 GPIA | 0.987 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 2 |
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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 1.15 GPIA in 2023, 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 1.26 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6878 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Suriname rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Suriname ranks 51st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release