Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Suriname

Suriname: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 33.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
33.5%
Change on year
down 22.4%
World rank
39th
of 143 countries
All-time high
45.3%
in 2012
All-time low
33.5%
in 2015
Years of data
7
2009–2015

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Suriname, 2009–2015

010203040502009201220152009: 41 %2010: 39 %2011: 42 %2012: 45.3 %2013: 44.5 %2014: 43.2 %2015: 33.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2015, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Suriname stood at 33.5%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

That places Suriname 39th out of 143 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Suriname, 2009 to 2015.
Year % Change
2009 41.0%
2010 39.0% -4.9%
2011 42.0% +7.9%
2012 45.3% +7.7%
2013 44.5% -1.7%
2014 43.2% -2.8%
2015 33.5% -22.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.0% 41.0% 41.0% 1
2010s 41.2% 33.5% 45.3% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Suriname?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Suriname was 33.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2015.
How does Suriname rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Suriname ranks 39th out of 143 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.