Primary completion rate, total in Suriname
Suriname: Primary completion rate, total 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.
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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 ODA received per capita 69.21 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual -21.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per 271.17 current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita 69.21 current US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) -26.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 271.17 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 0.0125 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 69.21 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 69.21 constant 2023 US$ per person (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.