Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Suriname

Suriname: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 11.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
11.1%
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
60th
of 133 countries
All-time high
22.1%
in 2011
All-time low
5.8%
in 2015
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Suriname, 2008–2019

51015202008201320192008: 14.3 %2009: 14.5 %2010: 19.6 %2011: 22.1 %2012: 17.9 %2013: 12.8 %2014: 9.8 %2015: 5.8 %2016: 6.8 %2017: 13 %2018: 9.7 %2019: 11.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Suriname stood at 11.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Suriname peaked at 22.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2015.

Suriname ranks 60th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%) in Suriname, 2008 to 2019.
Year % Change
2008 14.3%
2009 14.5% +1.7%
2010 19.6% +35.0%
2011 22.1% +12.4%
2012 17.9% -18.9%
2013 12.8% -28.6%
2014 9.8% -23.4%
2015 5.8% -40.7%
2016 6.8% +16.7%
2017 13.0% +91.8%
2018 9.7% -25.2%
2019 11.1% +13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.4% 14.3% 14.5% 2
2010s 12.9% 5.8% 22.1% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Suriname?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Suriname was 11.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2015.
How does Suriname rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Suriname ranks 60th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/