Primary school enrolment (gross) in Suriname

Gross primary school enrolment in Suriname was 91.9% in 2024.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1971 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Suriname, 2024 91.9% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2023 +27.7percentage points 2023: 64.2%
World, 2024 102.2% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Suriname over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period SurinameWorld
2024 91.9% 102.2%
2023 64.2% 100.7%
2022 95.4% 100.4%
2021 94.8% 99.4%
2020 102.3% 99.6%
2019 101.2% 99.1%
2018 100.7% 99.1%
2017 102.2% 101.8%
2016 106.8% 102.1%
2015 109.0% 101.0%
2014 106.4% 101.6%
2013 105.3% 103.0%
2012 102.8% 102.9%
2011 101.1% 102.4%
2010 102.5% 102.5%
2009 104.6% 102.7%
2008 103.5% 102.9%
2007 98.5% 102.7%
2006 102.5% 101.7%
2005 104.3% 101.7%
2004 – 101.6%
2003 – 100.9%
2002 106.4% 99.4%
2001 107.1% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +27.7 percentage points from 64.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 106.4%, the figure has changed by −14.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2024 for Suriname
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics