Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname
Suriname: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 48.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 48.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Suriname peaked at 69.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 30th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 63.1% | — |
| 2002 | 61.6% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.3% | 61.3% | 66.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 55.4% | 63.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 48.7% | 69.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,490 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 50.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,451 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -35.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,760 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
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 48.7% 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 69.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Suriname ranks 30th out of 168 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 down 17.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release