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 12.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
12.2%
Change on year
up 32.6%
World rank
57th
of 132 countries
All-time high
23.4%
in 2011
All-time low
8.0%
in 2015
Years of data
12
2008–2019

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

101520252008201320192008: 17.1 %2009: 17.2 %2010: 21.2 %2011: 23.4 %2012: 19.1 %2013: 16.1 %2014: 11.3 %2015: 8 %2016: 9.2 %2017: 14.8 %2018: 9.2 %2019: 12.2 %

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 12.2%.

That represents a change of up 32.6% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Suriname peaked at 23.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2015.

That places Suriname 57th out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male (%) in Suriname, 2008 to 2019.
Year % Change
2008 17.1%
2009 17.2% +0.4%
2010 21.2% +23.5%
2011 23.4% +10.3%
2012 19.1% -18.3%
2013 16.1% -16.0%
2014 11.3% -29.9%
2015 8.0% -28.9%
2016 9.2% +14.7%
2017 14.8% +60.8%
2018 9.2% -37.7%
2019 12.2% +32.6%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 12.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 12.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.2% 17.1% 17.2% 2
2010s 14.4% 8.0% 23.4% 10

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 54 Antigua and Barbuda 13.5% compare
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  3. 56 Hungary 12.2% compare
  4. 58 Estonia 11.5% compare
  5. 59 Kazakhstan 11.3% compare
  6. 60 Kyrgyzstan 10.9% compare

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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 12.2% 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 23.4% 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 8.0% in 2015.
How does Suriname rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Suriname ranks 57th out of 132 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 29.1%. 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 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/