Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Suriname
Suriname: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 83.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Suriname, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Suriname stood at 83.2%.
The figure is up 36.7% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Suriname peaked at 96.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 2023.
That places Suriname 147th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 95.6% | — |
| 1978 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 94.9% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 89.8% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 89.2% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 94.0% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | +36.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.9% | 95.6% | 96.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 92.0% | 89.2% | 94.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 77.3% | 84.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 80.8% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 60.9% | 83.2% | 5 |
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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, primary, female in Suriname?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Suriname was 83.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Suriname ranks 147th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release