Suriname's adult literacy rose from 89.6 % in 2004 to 92.9 % in 2012.
Suriname's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 114.8 % in 1988 to 91.9 % in 2024.
Suriname · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 13 with data
Suriname's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 94.9 % in 2004 to 97.7 % in 2018.
Suriname's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 43.7 % in 1984 to 76.1 % in 2023.
Suriname's tertiary enrolment fell from 6.0 % in 1981 to 2.6 % in 2024.
Suriname's children out of school, primary rose from 3,811 in 1977 to 10,697 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −12.2 pts120th of 137*
- Tertiary attainmentup +4.0 pts84th of 111*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +6.6 pts95th of 117*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs159th of 195
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- Education spendingdown −0.6 pts86th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +1.0 pts89th of 99
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +3.6 %15th of 90
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Suriname.