Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Suriname
Suriname: Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education was 75.77 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
75.77
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
30th
of 34 countries
All-time high
81.34
in 1987
All-time low
70.27
in 2009
Years of data
9
1987–2015
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Suriname, 1987–2015
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 75.77 for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in 2015.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Suriname peaked at 81.34 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 70.27, in 2009.
Suriname ranks 30th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.62 | 79.89 | 81.34 | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.27 | 70.27 | 70.27 | 1 |
| 2010s | 76.08 | 74.24 | 77.17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 27 British Virgin Islands 83.13 compare
- 28 Jamaica 79.32 compare
- 29 El Salvador 77.67 compare
- 31 Guyana 73.33 compare
- 32 Trinidad and Tobago 71.85 compare
- 33 Guatemala 62.63 compare
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.92 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Suriname?
- Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Suriname was 75.77 in 2015, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 81.34 in 1987.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.27 in 2009.
- How does Suriname rank for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education?
- Suriname ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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