Secondary education, general pupils in Suriname
Suriname: Secondary education, general pupils was 32,996 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Suriname, 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Suriname recorded 32,996 for secondary education, general pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Suriname peaked at 32,996 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,747, in 1981.
Suriname ranks 165th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,427 | 21,072 | 28,636 | 8 |
| 1980s | 20,252 | 12,747 | 30,152 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,546 | 16,511 | 19,902 | 5 |
| 2000s | 24,501 | 22,262 | 26,424 | 7 |
| 2010s | 30,362 | 27,607 | 32,996 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 162 Montenegro 38,029 compare
- 163 Belize 37,052 compare
- 164 Equatorial Guinea 34,968 compare
- 166 Luxembourg 32,144 compare
- 167 Iceland 28,393 compare
- 168 Bahamas 26,884 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 secondary education, general pupils in Suriname?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Suriname was 32,996 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 32,996 in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,747 in 1981.
- How does Suriname rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Suriname ranks 165th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 37 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.