Primary completion (UIS) in Suriname

In Suriname, 92.5% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2022.

Measure: Completion rate, primary education Unit: % of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: UNESCO UIS
Suriname, 2022 92.5% % of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age
Change from 2018 +6.9percentage points 2018: 85.6%

Primary completion (UIS) in Suriname over time

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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, primary education (% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age), 2000 to 2022
Period Suriname
2022 92.5%
2018 85.6%
2010 80.1%
2006 79.8%
2000 62.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 85.6% in 2018, a change of +6.9 percentage points.
  • Since 2000, when it was 62.4%, the figure has changed by +30.1 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.1 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2022 for Suriname
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org