Suriname: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 34.3% in 1986 and the biggest yearly fall was 57.7% in 1981. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 838.85 a year. A straight line explains 91% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Suriname had the 72nd highest value of the 85 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Suriname in the 2018 ranking

• Brunei Darussalam — 69th of 85: 38,822
• Montenegro — 70th of 85: 38,029
• Belize — 71st of 85: 37,052
• Bahamas, The — 73rd of 85: 26,884
• Macao SAR, China — 74th of 85: 25,672
• Samoa — 75th of 85: 25,583

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 37 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 7,574 (2018)
• Argentina — 4.61 million (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 26,884 (2018)
• Barbados — 19,571 (2018)
• Belize — 37,052 (2018)
• Bolivia — 445,168 (2018)
• Brazil — 22.16 million (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 2,176 (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 3,476 (2018)
• Chile — 1.23 million (2017)
• Colombia

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 secondary education, general pupils?

32,996 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 56.59% from 21,072 in 1972 (0.98% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 32,996 in 2018 and the lowest 12,747 in 1981.

How does Suriname rank?

72nd highest of 85 economies with data for 2018.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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