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
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Suriname, 2008–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 17.1% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 8.0% | 23.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 54 Antigua and Barbuda 13.5% compare
- 55 Australia 13.5% compare
- 56 Hungary 12.2% compare
- 58 Estonia 11.5% compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 11.3% compare
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 10.9% compare
More reference data data for Suriname
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
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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About this data
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/