Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Suriname
Suriname: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 78.22 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
78.22
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
33rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
95.96
in 1978
All-time low
78.1
in 2007
Years of data
23
1977–2021
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Suriname, 1977–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: primary education in Suriname is 78.22, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Suriname peaked at 95.96 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 78.1, in 2007.
Suriname ranks 33rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 94.53 | — |
| 1978 | 95.96 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 93.54 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 88.61 | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 88.49 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 92.98 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 81.95 | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 81.91 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.1 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 82.09 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 84 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 82.16 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 80.8 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 81.95 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 82.22 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.32 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 84.16 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 85.18 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 80.94 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 80.9 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.44 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 83.17 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 78.22 | -6.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 78.22 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.73, 83% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 78.22 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.65, 82% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.24 | 94.53 | 95.96 | 2 |
| 1980s | 90.9 | 88.49 | 93.54 | 4 |
| 2000s | 81.61 | 78.1 | 84 | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.31 | 80.8 | 85.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.69 | 78.22 | 83.17 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.78 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: primary education in Suriname?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Suriname was 78.22 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 95.96 in 1978.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1 in 2007.
- How does Suriname rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Suriname ranks 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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