Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Suriname

Suriname: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 17,451 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
17,451 number
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
90th
of 142 countries
All-time high
25,157 number
in 2009
All-time low
17,451 number
in 2015
Years of data
7
2009–2015

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Suriname, 2009–2015

010.0k20.0k30.0k2009201220152009: 25.2k number2010: 22.4k number2011: 22.3k number2012: 21.6k number2013: 20.8k number2014: 19.6k number2015: 17.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 17,451 number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.

Suriname ranks 90th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Suriname, 2009 to 2015.
Year number Change
2009 25,157 number
2010 22,354 number -11.1%
2011 22,255 number -0.4%
2012 21,643 number -2.7%
2013 20,811 number -3.8%
2014 19,587 number -5.9%
2015 17,451 number -10.9%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 17,451 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48,069 number, 36% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 17,451 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48,069 number, 36% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25,157 number 25,157 number 25,157 number 1
2010s 20,684 number 17,451 number 22,354 number 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 87 Qatar 22,126 number compare
  2. 88 Mauritius 18,211 number compare
  3. 89 Uruguay 18,109 number compare
  4. 91 Netherlands 17,341 number compare
  5. 92 Czechia 16,008 number compare
  6. 93 Norway 15,841 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Suriname?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Suriname was 17,451 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 25,157 number in 2009.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 17,451 number in 2015.
How does Suriname rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Suriname ranks 90th out of 142 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/