Suriname: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Suriname's secondary education, pupils rose 6.9% on 2022 (from 59,798 to 63,941).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2022), the average change was +0.8% and a typical year strayed about 9.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 25.1% in 1982 and the biggest yearly fall was 32.8% 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 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 758.92 a year. A straight line explains 67% of the movement over 9 observed years.

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

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 66,053 for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 2,027, against 4,265 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2023, Suriname had the 41st highest value of the 51 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 2023 ranking

• North Macedonia — 38th of 51: 150,231
• Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 39th of 51: 115,828
• Djibouti — 40th of 51: 69,362
• Vanuatu — 42nd of 51: 61,360
• Montenegro — 43rd of 51: 56,561
• Brunei Darussalam — 44th of 51: 40,924

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

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

All 43 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 7,160 (2023)
• Argentina — 4.56 million (2023)
• Aruba — 8,367 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 26,561 (2024)
• Barbados — 18,457 (2024)
• Belize — 38,323 (2024)
• Bolivia — 1.3 million (2024)
• Brazil — 21.5 million (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 2,300 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 4,049 (2024)
• Chile — 1.63 million (2024)

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)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 76.11% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 89.67% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 94.09% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 5,068 (2021)

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Questions people ask

What is Suriname's secondary education, pupils?

63,941 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 172.04% from 23,504 in 1971 (1.94% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 63,941 in 2023 and the lowest 23,504 in 1971.

How does Suriname rank?

41st highest of 51 economies with data for 2023.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, 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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