Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Suriname

Children out of school in Suriname in 2024 — 10,697 people. Ranked 59 in the world out of 120. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 180.7%.

2024 10,697 people −59.24% vs 2023
World rank 59of 120
Period maximum 26,242 people2023
Period minimum 2,714 people1978

Trend over time

1977–2024 · people

Children out of school — Suriname, 1977–2024010,00020,00030,00019771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 3,811 people1978: 2,714 people1985: 3,612 people1987: 6,188 people1988: 6,244 people1989: 3,887 people2005: 11,342 people2006: 11,666 people2007: 14,462 people2008: 12,042 people2009: 10,875 people2010: 12,319 people2011: 12,638 people2012: 12,042 people2013: 11,551 people2014: 11,170 people2015: 9,256 people2016: 9,052 people2017: 10,942 people2018: 10,454 people2019: 10,887 people2020: 11,924 people2021: 12,849 people2022: 19,797 people2023: 26,242 people2024: 10,697 people
Change over the period: +6,886 (+180.68%) Average annual rate: 2.22 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Suriname 10,697 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.83M people
Children out of school — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 10,697 −15,545 −59.24%
2023 26,242 +6,445 +32.55%
2022 19,797 +6,948 +54.08%
2021 12,849 +925 +7.76%
2020 11,924 +1,037 +9.53%
2019 10,887 +433 +4.14%
2018 10,454 −488 −4.46%
2017 10,942 +1,890 +20.88%
2016 9,052 −204 −2.2%
2015 9,256 −1,914 −17.14%
2014 11,170 −381 −3.3%
2013 11,551 −491 −4.08%
2012 12,042 −596 −4.72%
2011 12,638 +319 +2.59%
2010 12,319 +1,444 +13.28%
2009 10,875 −1,167 −9.69%
2008 12,042 −2,420 −16.73%
2007 14,462 +2,796 +23.97%
2006 11,666 +324 +2.86%
2005 11,342
1989 3,887 −2,357 −37.75%
1988 6,244 +56 +0.9%
1987 6,188
1985 3,612
1978 2,714 −1,097 −28.79%
1977 3,811

South America, 2024

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

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

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