Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Suriname

Primary school enrollment in Suriname in 2018 — 86%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 72. Since 1977, the indicator has fallen by 8.6 pp.

2018 86% −0 pp vs 2017
World rank 56of 72
Period maximum 98.8%1985
Period minimum 82.6%2005

Trend over time

1977–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Suriname, 1977–2018808590951001977198219871992199720022007201220171977: 94.6%1978: 96%1985: 98.8%1987: 98.5%1988: 98.6%2005: 82.6%2006: 84.5%2007: 82.6%2008: 88.4%2009: 91.5%2010: 88.6%2011: 86.8%2012: 87.1%2013: 86.7%2014: 86.3%2015: 88%2016: 89.1%2017: 86.1%2018: 86%
Change over the period: −8.6 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Suriname 86%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 86 −0 pp
2017 86.1 −3.1 pp
2016 89.1 +1.2 pp
2015 88 +1.6 pp
2014 86.3 −0.4 pp
2013 86.7 −0.4 pp
2012 87.1 +0.4 pp
2011 86.8 −1.9 pp
2010 88.6 −2.9 pp
2009 91.5 +3.1 pp
2008 88.4 +5.8 pp
2007 82.6 −1.9 pp
2006 84.5 +1.9 pp
2005 82.6
1988 98.6 +0.2 pp
1987 98.5
1985 98.8
1978 96 +1.4 pp
1977 94.6

South America, 2018

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

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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