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

Suriname: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 9,612 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
9,612 number
Change on year
down 14.6%
World rank
88th
of 137 countries
All-time high
13,385 number
in 2009
All-time low
9,612 number
in 2015
Years of data
7
2009–2015

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k2009201220152009: 13.4k number2010: 12.5k number2011: 12.6k number2012: 12.1k number2013: 11.7k number2014: 11.3k number2015: 9.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Suriname is 9,612 number, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Suriname ranks 88th of 137 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, female (number) in Suriname, 2009 to 2015.
Year number Change
2009 13,385 number
2010 12,477 number -6.8%
2011 12,631 number +1.2%
2012 12,101 number -4.2%
2013 11,694 number -3.4%
2014 11,256 number -3.7%
2015 9,612 number -14.6%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 9,612 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,264 number, 21% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 9,612 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44,532 number, 22% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,385 number 13,385 number 13,385 number 1
2010s 11,628 number 9,612 number 12,631 number 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 85 Bahamas 9,826 number compare
  2. 86 Croatia 9,761 number compare
  3. 87 Albania 9,685 number compare
  4. 89 Czechia 8,441 number
  5. 90 Bhutan 8,068 number compare
  6. 91 Cape Verde 7,782 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 9,612 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 13,385 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 9,612 number in 2015.
How does Suriname rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Suriname ranks 88th out of 137 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 28.2%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 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/