Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname
Suriname: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.8674 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname stood at 0.8674 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8674 GPIA, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 53rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.23 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9353 GPIA | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9937 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.22 GPIA | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8768 GPIA | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8674 GPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9353 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8721 GPIA | 0.8674 GPIA | 0.8768 GPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,061 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 16.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0458 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,551 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0497 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.93 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,068 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2021)
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 0.8674 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 1.23 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8674 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Suriname ranks 53rd out of 160 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 down 17.7%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational 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