Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Suriname

Suriname: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 24,046 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
24,046 number
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
87th
of 139 countries
All-time high
30,326 number
in 2009
All-time low
24,046 number
in 2015
Years of data
7
2009–2015

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Suriname, 2009–2015

010.0k20.0k30.0k2009201220152009: 30.3k number2010: 28.6k number2011: 29.7k number2012: 28.8k number2013: 28.2k number2014: 27.3k number2015: 24.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2015, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Suriname stood at 24,046 number. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Suriname ranks 87th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Suriname, 2009 to 2015.
Year number Change
2009 30,326 number
2010 28,617 number -5.6%
2011 29,673 number +3.7%
2012 28,767 number -3.1%
2013 28,210 number -1.9%
2014 27,252 number -3.4%
2015 24,046 number -11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30,326 number 30,326 number 30,326 number 1
2010s 27,761 number 24,046 number 29,673 number 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 84 Albania 31,277 number compare
  2. 85 Croatia 28,304 number compare
  3. 86 Denmark 25,708 number compare
  4. 88 Oman 23,096 number compare
  5. 89 Bhutan 22,162 number compare
  6. 90 Netherlands 21,593 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Suriname?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Suriname was 24,046 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 30,326 number in 2009.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 24,046 number in 2015.
How does Suriname rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Suriname ranks 87th out of 139 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/