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 17.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
17.8%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
29th
of 155 countries
All-time high
31.6%
in 2005
All-time low
17.8%
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

01020302005201220192005: 31.6 %2006: 27.9 %2007: 27.8 %2008: 26 %2009: 26.3 %2010: 22.9 %2011: 22.9 %2012: 22.9 %2013: 22.1 %2014: 21.5 %2015: 20.7 %2016: 20.4 %2017: 19.1 %2018: 18.2 %2019: 17.8 %

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 17.8%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Suriname peaked at 31.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2019.

Suriname ranks 29th of 155 countries on this measure, 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, both sexes (%) in Suriname, 2005 to 2019.
Year % Change
2005 31.6%
2006 27.9% -11.9%
2007 27.8% -0.4%
2008 26.0% -6.5%
2009 26.3% +1.1%
2010 22.9% -12.9%
2011 22.9% -0.0%
2012 22.9% +0.0%
2013 22.1% -3.3%
2014 21.5% -2.9%
2015 20.7% -3.7%
2016 20.4% -1.6%
2017 19.1% -6.3%
2018 18.2% -4.3%
2019 17.8% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.9% 26.0% 31.6% 5
2010s 20.8% 17.8% 22.9% 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 17.8% 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 31.6% 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 17.8% in 2019.
How does Suriname rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Suriname ranks 29th out of 155 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 32.4%. 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 data points, 1997–2020
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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/