Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Suriname
Suriname: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 84.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Suriname, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Suriname stood at 84.3%.
The figure is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Suriname peaked at 95.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 142nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 93.5% | — |
| 1978 | 95.7% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 92.3% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 87.5% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 92.0% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 81.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.6% | 93.5% | 95.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 89.9% | 87.5% | 92.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 78.8% | 83.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 80.8% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 59.9% | 84.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Suriname?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Suriname was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Suriname ranks 142nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release