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Population of compulsory school age, female in Suriname

Suriname: Population of compulsory school age, female was 29,959 number in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
29,959 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
154th
of 186 countries
All-time high
30,265 number
in 2006
All-time low
29,106 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Suriname, 1998–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820191998: 29.1k number1999: 29.2k number2000: 29.3k number2001: 29.4k number2002: 29.6k number2003: 29.9k number2004: 30.1k number2005: 30.2k number2006: 30.3k number2007: 30.1k number2008: 30.0k number2009: 29.9k number2010: 29.9k number2011: 29.8k number2012: 29.9k number2013: 29.9k number2014: 29.9k number2015: 29.9k number2016: 29.8k number2017: 29.8k number2018: 29.9k number2019: 30.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Suriname stood at 29,959 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Suriname peaked at 30,265 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 29,106 number, in 1998.

Suriname ranks 154th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29,160 number 29,106 number 29,213 number 2
2000s 29,891 number 29,287 number 30,265 number 10
2010s 29,874 number 29,824 number 29,959 number 10

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 151 Luxembourg 37,617 number compare
  2. 152 Bahamas 36,713 number compare
  3. 153 Montenegro 33,494 number compare
  4. 155 Belize 29,933 number compare
  5. 156 Brunei 28,204 number compare
  6. 157 Macao 24,719 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Suriname?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Suriname was 29,959 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 30,265 number in 2006.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 29,106 number in 1998.
How does Suriname rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Suriname ranks 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.