Suriname vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Suriname
37.9%
in 2015
Upper middle income
18.9%
in 2019
Suriname rank
35th
Upper middle income rank
34th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Suriname
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 37.9% against 18.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 19.0%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.

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

Suriname ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 147 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 44.6% 25.1% 19.5% Suriname
2010s 45.5% 21.8% 23.7% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Suriname or Upper middle income?
Suriname, at 37.9% against 18.9% in Upper middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Suriname and Upper middle income?
19.0%, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Suriname ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of 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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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.