Suriname vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Suriname
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 12.3% against 5.1% in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 2.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Suriname ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 149 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 10.7% | 4.4% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 4.7% | 12.1% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 5.0% | 8.8% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Suriname or Upper middle income?
- Suriname, at 12.3% against 5.1% in Upper middle income as of 2015.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Suriname and Upper middle income?
- 7.2%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Upper middle income?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
- How do Suriname and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Suriname ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 149 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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 and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/