School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Suriname

Suriname: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 10,581 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
10,581 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
163rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
12,774 number
in 1970
All-time low
8,011 number
in 1985
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Suriname, 1970–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Suriname stood at 10,581 number.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Suriname peaked at 12,774 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8,011 number, in 1985.

That places Suriname 163rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Suriname, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 12,774 number
1971 12,736 number -0.3%
1972 12,706 number -0.2%
1973 12,606 number -0.8%
1974 12,465 number -1.1%
1975 12,325 number -1.1%
1976 12,223 number -0.8%
1977 11,543 number -5.6%
1978 10,885 number -5.7%
1979 10,296 number -5.4%
1980 9,818 number -4.6%
1981 9,510 number -3.1%
1982 9,091 number -4.4%
1983 8,646 number -4.9%
1984 8,253 number -4.5%
1985 8,011 number -2.9%
1986 8,027 number +0.2%
1987 8,326 number +3.7%
1988 8,828 number +6.0%
1989 9,417 number +6.7%
1990 9,928 number +5.4%
1991 10,166 number +2.4%
1992 10,365 number +2.0%
1993 10,467 number +1.0%
1994 10,508 number +0.4%
1995 10,550 number +0.4%
1996 10,666 number +1.1%
1997 10,660 number -0.1%
1998 10,632 number -0.3%
1999 10,597 number -0.3%
2000 10,564 number -0.3%
2001 10,544 number -0.2%
2002 10,570 number +0.2%
2003 10,582 number +0.1%
2004 10,580 number -0.0%
2005 10,568 number -0.1%
2006 10,550 number -0.2%
2007 10,530 number -0.2%
2008 10,521 number -0.1%
2009 10,517 number -0.0%
2010 10,509 number -0.1%
2011 10,484 number -0.2%
2012 10,463 number -0.2%
2013 10,436 number -0.3%
2014 10,411 number -0.2%
2015 10,398 number -0.1%
2016 10,412 number +0.1%
2017 10,455 number +0.4%
2018 10,507 number +0.5%
2019 10,555 number +0.5%
2020 10,581 number +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12,056 number 10,296 number 12,774 number 10
1980s 8,793 number 8,011 number 9,818 number 10
1990s 10,454 number 9,928 number 10,666 number 10
2000s 10,553 number 10,517 number 10,582 number 10
2010s 10,463 number 10,398 number 10,555 number 10
2020s 10,581 number 10,581 number 10,581 number 1

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 160 Mauritius 12,888 number compare
  2. 161 Bhutan 12,247 number compare
  3. 162 Cape Verde 10,729 number compare
  4. 164 Cyprus 9,382 number compare
  5. 165 Vanuatu 7,870 number compare
  6. 166 Belize 7,867 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Suriname?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Suriname was 10,581 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 12,774 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 8,011 number in 1985.
How does Suriname rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Suriname ranks 163rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/