Population of compulsory school age, male in Suriname

Suriname: Population of compulsory school age, male was 32,203 number in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
32,203 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
154th
of 186 countries
All-time high
32,203 number
in 2019
All-time low
30,955 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820191998: 31.0k number1999: 31.1k number2000: 31.1k number2001: 31.1k number2002: 31.1k number2003: 31.3k number2004: 31.5k number2005: 31.7k number2006: 31.9k number2007: 32.0k number2008: 32.1k number2009: 32.1k number2010: 32.1k number2011: 32.1k number2012: 32.2k number2013: 32.2k number2014: 32.2k number2015: 32.1k number2016: 32.1k number2017: 32.1k number2018: 32.1k number2019: 32.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 32,203 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Suriname peaked at 32,203 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30,955 number, in 1998.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31,004 number 30,955 number 31,053 number 2
2000s 31,580 number 31,051 number 32,097 number 10
2010s 32,136 number 32,085 number 32,203 number 10

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 151 Luxembourg 39,279 number compare
  2. 152 Bahamas 36,963 number compare
  3. 153 Montenegro 36,805 number compare
  4. 155 Belize 31,008 number compare
  5. 156 Brunei Darussalam 30,034 number compare
  6. 157 Maldives 26,365 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Suriname?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Suriname was 32,203 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 32,203 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 30,955 number in 1998.
How does Suriname rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Suriname ranks 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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
Last refreshed

Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.