Suriname vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Suriname
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 15.0% against 7.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Suriname ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 137 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 10.1% | 10.8% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 9.0% | 9.1% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Suriname or Upper middle income?
- Suriname, at 15.0% against 7.9% in Upper middle income as of 2015.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Suriname and Upper middle income?
- 7.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Upper middle income?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
- How do Suriname and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Suriname ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 137 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/