Primary net enrolment in Suriname
In Suriname, 83.8% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2016.
Suriname, 2024
83.8%
Change from 2023
+23.4percentage points
Primary net enrolment in Suriname over time
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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Suriname |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.8% |
| 2023 | 60.4% |
| 2022 | 70.2% |
| 2021 | 78.2% |
| 2020 | 82.1% |
| 2019 | 83.6% |
| 2018 | 80.9% |
| 2017 | 80.9% |
| 2016 | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 86.0% |
| 2014 | 83.1% |
| 2013 | 82.7% |
| 2012 | 82.1% |
| 2011 | 81.4% |
| 2010 | 81.9% |
| 2009 | 84.0% |
| 2008 | 82.1%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2007 | 78.1% |
| 2006 | 81.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2005 | 82.0% |
Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +23.4 percentage points from 60.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 83.1%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
More for Suriname
All statistics for Suriname
Out-of-school children
16.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
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