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 5,100 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
5,100 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
163rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
6,275 number
in 1970
All-time low
3,916 number
in 1985
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 5,100 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

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 6,275 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3,916 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,926 number 5,063 number 6,275 number 10
1980s 4,292 number 3,916 number 4,825 number 10
1990s 5,057 number 4,783 number 5,166 number 10
2000s 5,110 number 5,059 number 5,168 number 10
2010s 5,043 number 5,012 number 5,088 number 10
2020s 5,100 number 5,100 number 5,100 number 1

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 160 Mauritius 6,321 number compare
  2. 161 Bhutan 6,021 number compare
  3. 162 Cabo Verde 5,283 number compare
  4. 164 قبرص 4,674 number compare
  5. 165 Belize 3,898 number compare
  6. 166 Vanuatu 3,801 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

More reference data data for Suriname

All data for Suriname →

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 5,100 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 6,275 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 3,916 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Suriname. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-female-number/suriname/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-female-number/suriname/">School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Suriname</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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
Last refreshed

Female 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/