Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname

Suriname: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 21.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
21.9%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
27th
of 154 countries
All-time high
35.5%
in 2005
All-time low
21.9%
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname, 2005–2019

0102030402005201220192005: 35.5 %2006: 31.7 %2007: 32 %2008: 30.2 %2009: 30.8 %2010: 27.4 %2011: 27.5 %2012: 27.3 %2013: 26.6 %2014: 26.1 %2015: 24.9 %2016: 24.6 %2017: 23.2 %2018: 22.4 %2019: 21.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname stood at 21.9%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname peaked at 35.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2019.

That places Suriname 27th out of 154 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) in Suriname, 2005 to 2019.
Year % Change
2005 35.5%
2006 31.7% -10.5%
2007 32.0% +0.8%
2008 30.2% -5.4%
2009 30.8% +1.7%
2010 27.4% -10.8%
2011 27.5% +0.1%
2012 27.3% -0.6%
2013 26.6% -2.6%
2014 26.1% -2.0%
2015 24.9% -4.6%
2016 24.6% -1.1%
2017 23.2% -5.5%
2018 22.4% -3.8%
2019 21.9% -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.0% 30.2% 35.5% 5
2010s 25.2% 21.9% 27.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname was 21.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2019.
How does Suriname rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Suriname ranks 27th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 2,314 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/