Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in Suriname
Suriname: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS was 1,059 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Suriname, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 1,059 for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Suriname peaked at 1,200 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 546, in 2005.
Suriname ranks 179th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,075 | — |
| 1999 | 1,081 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1,029 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 1,053 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1,061 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,200 | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 556 | -53.7% |
| 2005 | 546 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 591 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 552 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 571 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 659 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 774 | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 823 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 870 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 851 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 922 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 922 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 938 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 899 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 894 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 999 | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 1,017 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,047 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 996 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 1,059 | +6.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1,059 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,820, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1,059 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,106, 26% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes UIS in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -53.7% | 1,200 | 556 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,078 | 1,075 | 1,081 | 2 |
| 2000s | 781.8 | 546 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 889.2 | 774 | 999 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,030 | 996 | 1,059 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0955 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Suriname?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Suriname was 1,059 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1,200 in 2003.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 546 in 2005.
- How does Suriname rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Suriname ranks 179th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release