Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Suriname

Suriname: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 104.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
104.4%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
59th
of 188 countries
All-time high
112.2%
in 2016
All-time low
96.3%
in 2007
Years of data
17
2001–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Suriname, 2001–2019

02550751002001201020192001: 97.1 %2002: 98.4 %2005: 98.8 %2006: 98.4 %2007: 96.3 %2008: 101.8 %2009: 102.2 %2010: 104.5 %2011: 104.7 %2012: 106.7 %2013: 109.1 %2014: 110.6 %2015: 111.8 %2016: 112.2 %2017: 107.2 %2018: 105.4 %2019: 104.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Suriname stood at 104.4%.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Suriname peaked at 112.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2007.

That places Suriname 59th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Suriname, 2001 to 2019.
Year % Change
2001 97.1%
2002 98.4% +1.3%
2005 98.8% +0.5%
2006 98.4% -0.4%
2007 96.3% -2.1%
2008 101.8% +5.6%
2009 102.2% +0.4%
2010 104.5% +2.2%
2011 104.7% +0.3%
2012 106.7% +1.9%
2013 109.1% +2.3%
2014 110.6% +1.3%
2015 111.8% +1.1%
2016 112.2% +0.4%
2017 107.2% -4.5%
2018 105.4% -1.8%
2019 104.4% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.0% 96.3% 102.2% 7
2010s 107.7% 104.4% 112.2% 10

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 56 Ecuador 104.8% compare
  2. 57 Bhutan 104.8% compare
  3. 58 Lithuania 104.4% compare
  4. 60 Canada 104.4% compare
  5. 61 Belize 104.2% compare
  6. 62 Dominican Republic 104.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Suriname?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Suriname was 104.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 112.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2007.
How does Suriname rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Suriname ranks 59th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.