Suriname: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 101.8% in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.5% in 1993. 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 297.37 a year. A straight line explains 35% 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 34th highest value of the 64 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

• Moldova — 31st of 64: 30,801
• Mongolia — 32nd of 64: 30,181
• Burkina Faso — 33rd of 64: 28,566
• Senegal — 35th of 64: 25,162
• Jordan — 36th of 64: 23,181
• Afghanistan — 37th of 64: 21,902

What this measures

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

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

All 36 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 282 (2018)
• Belize — 3,301 (2018)
• Bolivia — 788,570 (2018)
• Brazil — 956,632 (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 79 (2017)
• Chile — 292,757 (2017)
• Colombia — 362,733 (2018)
• Costa Rica — 108,578 (2018)
• Cuba — 207,590 (2018)
• Dominica — 0 (2015)
• Dominican Republic

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, vocational pupils?

25,412 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 860.39% from 2,646 in 1972 (5.04% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 25,412 in 2018 and the lowest 2,646 in 1972.

How does Suriname rank?

34th highest of 64 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.VO, 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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