Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Suriname
Gross tertiary enrolment in Suriname was 2.6% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1981.
Suriname, 2024
2.6%
Change from 2023
−2.4percentage points
World, 2024
43.6%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Suriname over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Suriname | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.6% | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | – | 37.9% |
| 2017 | – | 37.5% |
| 2016 | – | 37.1% |
| 2015 | – | 36.6% |
| 2014 | – | 35.6% |
| 2013 | – | 33.1% |
| 2012 | – | 32.3% |
| 2011 | – | 31.1% |
| 2010 | – | 29.6% |
| 2009 | – | 28.3% |
| 2008 | – | 27.4% |
| 2007 | – | 26.3% |
| 2006 | – | 25.7% |
| 2005 | – | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | – | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.4 percentage points from 4.9% in 2023.
- Since 1987, when it was 7.2%, the figure has changed by −4.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 43.6%.
More for Suriname
All statistics for Suriname
Primary school enrolment (gross)
91.9%
2024 · 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
Out-of-school children
16.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS