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

Suriname: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 42.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
42.0%
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
29th
of 142 countries
All-time high
54.4%
in 2012
All-time low
42.0%
in 2015
Years of data
7
2009–2015

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

02040602009201220152009: 48 %2010: 46.3 %2011: 51.9 %2012: 54.4 %2013: 53.4 %2014: 49.3 %2015: 42 %

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, male in Suriname stood at 42.0%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

That places Suriname 29th out of 142 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Suriname, 2009 to 2015.
Year % Change
2009 48.0%
2010 46.3% -3.5%
2011 51.9% +12.0%
2012 54.4% +4.9%
2013 53.4% -1.9%
2014 49.3% -7.6%
2015 42.0% -14.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.0% 48.0% 48.0% 1
2010s 49.6% 42.0% 54.4% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Suriname?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Suriname was 42.0% 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, male recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2015.
How does Suriname rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Suriname ranks 29th out of 142 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.