Primary school completion rate in Suriname
The primary completion rate in Suriname was 75.2% in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest since 2007.
The latest value for Suriname is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Suriname, 2021
75.2%
Change from 2020
−12.2percentage points
World, 2021
88.7%
Primary school completion rate in Suriname over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Suriname | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | – | 87.3% |
| 2022 | – | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | – | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | – | 83.3% |
| 2001 | – | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −12.2 percentage points from 87.5% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 77.8%, the figure has changed by −2.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 88.7%.
More for Suriname
All statistics for Suriname
Primary school enrolment (gross)
91.9%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
76.1%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
19.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
92.5%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
71.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
40.8%
2022 · UNESCO UIS