Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in Suriname
Suriname: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number was 917 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Suriname, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 917 number for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2018.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Suriname peaked at 1,185 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 545 number, in 2005.
Suriname ranks 186th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,075 number | — |
| 1999 | 1,081 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1,029 number | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 1,057 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1,062 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,185 number | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 556 number | -53.1% |
| 2005 | 545 number | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 588 number | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 547 number | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 565 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 652 number | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 776 number | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 818 number | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 862 number | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 838 number | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 899 number | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 913 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 935 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 915 number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 917 number | +0.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 917 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,800 number, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 917 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,388 number, 27% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number 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 | -53.1% | 1,185 number | 556 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,078 number | 1,075 number | 1,081 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 778.6 number | 545 number | 1,185 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 874.78 number | 776 number | 935 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 183 Liberia 975 number compare
- 184 San Marino 950 number compare
- 185 Gibraltar 939 number compare
- 187 Belize 883 number compare
- 188 Puerto Rico 871 number compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 712 number compare
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 outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Suriname?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Suriname was 917 number in 2018, 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 1,185 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 545 number in 2005.
- How does Suriname rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Suriname ranks 186th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. 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 outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.