Suriname's persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) was 80.41% in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 11.41 percentage points from 91.82% in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 80.41% | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 97.8% | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 91.82% | 2010 |
| Highest | 99.62% | 2008 |
| Lowest | 42.79% | 1975 |
| Average since 2011 | 92.49% | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 42.79% | 1975 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Suriname's persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) fell 14.26 percentage points on 2019 (from 94.67% to 80.41%).
Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2019), the average change was −0.37 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.98 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 13.56 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 20.9 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 22% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Suriname in the 2020 ranking
- Luxembourg — 4th of 8: 96.39%
- Aruba — 5th of 8: 88.84%
- Gambia, The — 6th of 8: 85.36%
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 8th of 8: 77.98%
What this measures
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 19 values
| Year | Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 80.41 |
| 2019 | 94.67 |
| 2018 | 97.15 |
| 2017 | 90.46 |
| 2016 | 76.9 |
| 2015 | 97.8 |
| 2014 | 98.98 |
| 2013 | 95.17 |
| 2012 | 95.8 |
| 2011 | 97.56 |
| 2010 |
Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in nearby economies
More education data for Suriname
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 60,612 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 91.92% (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 63,941 (2023)
- School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 76.11% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 89.67% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 94.09% (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is Suriname's persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)?
- 80.41% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 37.62 percentage points from 42.79% in 1975. The highest value was 99.62% in 2008 and the lowest 42.79% in 1975.
- Is the latest change in persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) unusual for Suriname?
- In 2020, Suriname's persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) fell 14.26 percentage points on 2019 (from 94.67% to 80.41%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2019), the average change was −0.37 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.98 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRS5.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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