Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Suriname
Suriname: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 44.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Suriname, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Suriname is 44.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Suriname peaked at 60.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2022.
That places Suriname 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 56.9% | — |
| 2010 | 59.4% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -37.9% |
| 2023 | 43.6% | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.9% | 56.9% | 56.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 49.1% | 59.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 37.3% | 60.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.93 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,068 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,490 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 50.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,451 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -35.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,760 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Suriname?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Suriname was 44.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Suriname ranks 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release