Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Suriname

Share of children out of school in Suriname in 2024 — 16.22%. Ranked 101 in the world out of 120. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 10.75 pp.

2024 16.22% −23.38 pp vs 2023
World rank 101of 120
Period maximum 39.61%2023
Period minimum 4.04%1978

Trend over time

1977–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Suriname, 1977–202401020304019771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 5.47%1978: 4.04%1985: 6.46%1987: 11.39%1988: 11.51%1989: 7.02%2005: 18.05%2006: 18.09%2007: 21.9%2008: 17.91%2009: 16%2010: 18.08%2011: 18.63%2012: 17.89%2013: 17.31%2014: 16.86%2015: 14.03%2016: 13.73%2017: 19.06%2018: 19.1%2019: 16.4%2020: 17.95%2021: 21.78%2022: 29.8%2023: 39.61%2024: 16.22%
Change over the period: +10.75 pp Annual average: 0.23 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Suriname

Suriname 16.22%
Share of children out of school — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 16.22 −23.38 pp
2023 39.61 +9.81 pp
2022 29.8 +8.01 pp
2021 21.78 +3.84 pp
2020 17.95 +1.54 pp
2019 16.4 −2.69 pp
2018 19.1 +0.03 pp
2017 19.06 +5.33 pp
2016 13.73 −0.31 pp
2015 14.03 −2.83 pp
2014 16.86 −0.45 pp
2013 17.31 −0.58 pp
2012 17.89 −0.73 pp
2011 18.63 +0.54 pp
2010 18.08 +2.08 pp
2009 16 −1.91 pp
2008 17.91 −3.99 pp
2007 21.9 +3.81 pp
2006 18.09 +0.05 pp
2005 18.05
1989 7.02 −4.49 pp
1988 11.51 +0.12 pp
1987 11.39
1985 6.46
1978 4.04 −1.43 pp
1977 5.47

South America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.