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

Suriname: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 99.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
99.8%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
111th
of 188 countries
All-time high
104.9%
in 2016
All-time low
92.3%
in 2002
Years of data
17
2001–2019

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

02550751002001201020192001: 95.1 %2002: 92.3 %2005: 94 %2006: 94.5 %2007: 93.5 %2008: 98.1 %2009: 99 %2010: 101 %2011: 99.4 %2012: 101 %2013: 101.2 %2014: 103.5 %2015: 104.9 %2016: 104.9 %2017: 100.3 %2018: 101.1 %2019: 99.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 99.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Suriname peaked at 104.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2002.

Suriname ranks 111th of 188 countries on this measure, 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, male in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Suriname, 2001 to 2019.
Year % Change
2001 95.1%
2002 92.3% -3.0%
2005 94.0% +1.9%
2006 94.5% +0.5%
2007 93.5% -1.0%
2008 98.1% +4.9%
2009 99.0% +0.9%
2010 101.0% +2.0%
2011 99.4% -1.6%
2012 101.0% +1.6%
2013 101.2% +0.2%
2014 103.5% +2.3%
2015 104.9% +1.4%
2016 104.9% +0.0%
2017 100.3% -4.5%
2018 101.1% +0.9%
2019 99.8% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 95.2% 92.3% 99.0% 7
2010s 101.7% 99.4% 104.9% 10

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 108 Democratic Republic of Congo 100.3% compare
  2. 109 South Africa 100.3% compare
  3. 110 Bangladesh 100.2% compare
  4. 112 Serbia 99.8% compare
  5. 113 Seychelles 99.8% compare
  6. 114 Azerbaijan 99.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Suriname?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Suriname was 99.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 104.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2002.
How does Suriname rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Suriname ranks 111th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.