Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 16.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Suriname, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 16.2% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 59.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Suriname peaked at 39.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1978.
That places Suriname 36th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5.5% | — |
| 1978 | 4.0% | -26.1% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | +59.8% |
| 1987 | 11.4% | +76.2% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | -39.0% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +156.9% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +38.9% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +36.8% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | +32.9% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -59.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 6.5% | 11.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 16.0% | 21.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 13.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 16.2% | 39.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0955 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,061 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Suriname?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Suriname was 16.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1978.
- How does Suriname rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Suriname ranks 36th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.