Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Suriname
Suriname: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 75.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Suriname, 1976–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Suriname is 75.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Suriname peaked at 90.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2007.
That places Suriname 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 69.7% | — |
| 1977 | 80.2% | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 74.8% | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 79.5% | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 85.7% | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 90.1% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 88.1% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 84.3% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 76.8% | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 74.2% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 78.9% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | -14.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 75.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 75.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.6%, 80% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.1% | 69.7% | 80.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 82.2% | 74.2% | 90.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 69.6% | 82.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 76.8% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 75.2% | 87.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 149 Luxembourg 76.5% compare
- 150 Democratic Republic of Congo 75.7% compare
- 151 Cameroon 75.3% compare
- 153 Pakistan 74.1% compare
- 154 Mauritania 73.4% compare
- 155 Comoros 72.7% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Suriname
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 78,909 current US$ (2017)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 50,796 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 2.94 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 9.92 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 41,736 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 78,978 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France -1.37 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 6,620 current US$ (2021)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 14.10 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 3.02 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Suriname?
- Primary completion rate, total in Suriname was 75.2% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2007.
- How does Suriname rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Suriname ranks 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.