Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Suriname
Suriname: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 65.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Suriname, 1975–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 65.5% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in 2020.
The figure is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Suriname peaked at 86.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1975.
That places Suriname 131st out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 26.0% | — |
| 1977 | 51.0% | +96.3% |
| 1978 | 66.3% | +30.0% |
| 1987 | 67.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | +28.7% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | -27.2% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +28.5% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | -20.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 65.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 65.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.3%, 73% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +96.3% | 26.0% | 51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.8% | 26.0% | 66.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 67.3% | 67.3% | 67.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.7% | 63.7% | 81.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 62.1% | 86.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 65.5% | 65.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,520 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,366 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,643 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Suriname?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Suriname was 65.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1975.
- How does Suriname rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Suriname ranks 131st out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release