School age population, one year before than official … female than in Suriname
Suriname: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 5,100 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Suriname, 1970–2020
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 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 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.
School age population, one year before than official … female than in Suriname, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,275 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,249 number | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 6,237 number | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 6,195 number | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 6,132 number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 6,066 number | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 6,012 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 5,676 number | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 5,353 number | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 5,063 number | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 4,825 number | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 4,664 number | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 4,452 number | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 4,231 number | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 4,037 number | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 3,916 number | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 3,917 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4,049 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 4,277 number | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 4,547 number | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 4,783 number | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 4,897 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 4,994 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 5,050 number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 5,079 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 5,107 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 5,165 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 5,166 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,164 number | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,163 number | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,163 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,168 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5,167 number | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,147 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 5,116 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5,086 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 5,072 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5,060 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5,059 number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,064 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5,066 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,052 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5,043 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 5,030 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 5,018 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5,012 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5,019 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5,040 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5,065 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5,088 number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5,100 number | +0.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 5,100 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 5,100 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 22% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Suriname?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 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 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?
- Suriname ranks 163rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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.
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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/