How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Suriname?

7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Suriname: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

East Asia & Pacific

14.5%

in 2019

Suriname

24.7%

in 2015

East Asia & Pacific rank

28th

Suriname rank

31st

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

East Asia & Pacific
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 24.7% against 14.5% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 10.2%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 28th and Suriname ranks 31st of 43 groups.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18.3%	36.1%	17.8%	Suriname
2010s	16.3%	29.3%	13.0%	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, East Asia & Pacific or Suriname?: Suriname, at 24.7% against 14.5% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between East Asia & Pacific and Suriname?: 10.2%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Suriname?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Suriname rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 28th and Suriname ranks 31st of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/