School enrollment, tertiary in Suriname
Suriname: School enrollment, tertiary was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, tertiary in Suriname, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary in Suriname is 2.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 48.0% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Suriname peaked at 11.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2024.
That places Suriname 188th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 5.8% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 2.6% | 8.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 185 Eritrea 3.2% compare
- 186 Central African Republic 2.8% compare
- 187 Malawi 2.7% compare
- 189 Somalia 2.4% compare
- 190 Sierra Leone 2.0% compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 1.9% compare
More education data for Suriname
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (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, total 257,128 (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Suriname?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Suriname was 2.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Suriname ranks 188th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. 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 School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.