Primary education, pupils in Suriname
Suriname: Primary education, pupils was 60,612 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in Suriname, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Suriname recorded 60,612 for primary education, pupils in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Suriname peaked at 95,282 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 54,706, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 163rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89,011 | 80,171 | 95,282 | 9 |
| 1980s | 71,146 | 62,271 | 80,844 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,000 | 60,085 | 87,882 | 6 |
| 2000s | 66,603 | 64,023 | 71,074 | 7 |
| 2010s | 68,710 | 66,721 | 70,556 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,369 | 54,706 | 65,133 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,068 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 257,128 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Suriname?
- Primary education, pupils in Suriname was 60,612 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 95,282 in 1974.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,706 in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for primary education, pupils?
- Suriname ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.