Suriname - Primary education
Primary education, duration (years)
Primary education, duration (years) in Suriname was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.
Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.00 |
| 1971 | 6.00 |
| 1972 | 6.00 |
| 1973 | 6.00 |
| 1974 | 6.00 |
| 1975 | 6.00 |
| 1976 | 6.00 |
| 1977 | 6.00 |
| 1978 | 6.00 |
| 1979 | 6.00 |
| 1980 | 6.00 |
| 1981 | 6.00 |
| 1982 | 6.00 |
| 1983 | 6.00 |
| 1984 | 6.00 |
| 1985 | 6.00 |
| 1986 | 6.00 |
| 1987 | 6.00 |
| 1988 | 6.00 |
| 1989 | 6.00 |
| 1990 | 6.00 |
| 1991 | 6.00 |
| 1992 | 6.00 |
| 1993 | 6.00 |
| 1994 | 6.00 |
| 1995 | 6.00 |
| 1996 | 6.00 |
| 1997 | 6.00 |
| 1998 | 6.00 |
| 1999 | 6.00 |
| 2000 | 6.00 |
| 2001 | 6.00 |
| 2002 | 6.00 |
| 2003 | 6.00 |
| 2004 | 6.00 |
| 2005 | 6.00 |
| 2006 | 6.00 |
| 2007 | 6.00 |
| 2008 | 6.00 |
| 2009 | 6.00 |
| 2010 | 6.00 |
| 2011 | 6.00 |
| 2012 | 6.00 |
| 2013 | 6.00 |
| 2014 | 6.00 |
| 2015 | 6.00 |
| 2016 | 6.00 |
| 2017 | 6.00 |
| 2018 | 6.00 |
| 2019 | 6.00 |
| 2020 | 6.00 |
| 2021 | 6.00 |
Primary education, pupils
The value for Primary education, pupils in Suriname was 68,147 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95,282 in 1974 and a minimum value of 60,085 in 1991.
Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 91,834 |
| 1972 | 91,502 |
| 1973 | 93,275 |
| 1974 | 95,282 |
| 1975 | 91,769 |
| 1976 | 80,171 |
| 1977 | 86,958 |
| 1978 | 85,250 |
| 1979 | 85,060 |
| 1980 | 80,844 |
| 1981 | 74,538 |
| 1982 | 75,630 |
| 1983 | 74,805 |
| 1984 | 73,520 |
| 1985 | 71,454 |
| 1986 | 69,963 |
| 1987 | 62,633 |
| 1988 | 62,271 |
| 1989 | 65,798 |
| 1990 | 61,435 |
| 1991 | 60,085 |
| 1992 | 73,407 |
| 1993 | 79,162 |
| 1994 | 87,882 |
| 1999 | 64,031 |
| 2001 | 64,852 |
| 2002 | 64,023 |
| 2005 | 65,527 |
| 2006 | 66,121 |
| 2007 | 65,020 |
| 2008 | 69,604 |
| 2009 | 71,074 |
| 2010 | 70,981 |
| 2011 | 69,857 |
| 2012 | 70,193 |
| 2013 | 70,254 |
| 2014 | 70,492 |
| 2015 | 71,921 |
| 2016 | 71,653 |
| 2017 | 68,612 |
| 2018 | 67,690 |
| 2019 | 68,147 |
Primary education, pupils (% female)
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Suriname was 48.14 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 51.03 in 1990, while its lowest value was 46.00 in 1975.
Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 48.00 |
| 1972 | 48.00 |
| 1973 | 48.00 |
| 1974 | 48.00 |
| 1975 | 46.00 |
| 1976 | 47.71 |
| 1977 | 47.52 |
| 1978 | 47.76 |
| 1979 | 47.69 |
| 1982 | 47.84 |
| 1985 | 48.27 |
| 1986 | 48.11 |
| 1987 | 48.49 |
| 1988 | 48.52 |
| 1989 | 48.94 |
| 1990 | 51.03 |
| 1991 | 49.08 |
| 1992 | 48.72 |
| 1993 | 47.85 |
| 1994 | 49.34 |
| 2001 | 48.95 |
| 2002 | 48.67 |
| 2005 | 48.32 |
| 2006 | 48.34 |
| 2007 | 47.87 |
| 2008 | 48.25 |
| 2009 | 48.20 |
| 2010 | 48.07 |
| 2011 | 48.19 |
| 2012 | 48.10 |
| 2013 | 48.54 |
| 2014 | 48.60 |
| 2015 | 48.43 |
| 2016 | 48.25 |
| 2017 | 48.28 |
| 2018 | 48.14 |
Primary education, teachers
The value for Primary education, teachers in Suriname was 5,257 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,395 in 2015 and a minimum value of 2,487 in 1971.
Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 2,487 |
| 1972 | 2,729 |
| 1973 | 2,870 |
| 1974 | 3,089 |
| 1975 | 3,005 |
| 1976 | 2,552 |
| 1977 | 3,016 |
| 1978 | 3,077 |
| 1979 | 3,068 |
| 1980 | 3,476 |
| 1981 | 2,803 |
| 1982 | 2,793 |
| 1983 | 2,966 |
| 1984 | 2,971 |
| 1985 | 2,809 |
| 1986 | 3,010 |
| 1987 | 2,705 |
| 1988 | 2,680 |
| 1989 | 2,921 |
| 1990 | 2,733 |
| 1991 | 2,686 |
| 1992 | 2,982 |
| 1993 | 3,695 |
| 2001 | 3,253 |
| 2002 | 3,291 |
| 2005 | 3,520 |
| 2006 | 4,136 |
| 2007 | 4,913 |
| 2008 | 4,354 |
| 2009 | 4,620 |
| 2010 | 4,749 |
| 2011 | 4,880 |
| 2012 | 5,019 |
| 2013 | 5,114 |
| 2014 | 5,263 |
| 2015 | 5,395 |
| 2016 | 5,367 |
| 2017 | 5,309 |
| 2018 | 5,054 |
| 2019 | 5,257 |
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Primary education, teachers (% female) in Suriname was 95.15 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 95.25 in 2017, while its lowest value was 61.01 in 1972.
Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 62.00 |
| 1972 | 61.01 |
| 1973 | 63.00 |
| 1974 | 68.47 |
| 1975 | 63.99 |
| 1976 | 65.01 |
| 1977 | 66.68 |
| 1978 | 74.88 |
| 1979 | 76.34 |
| 1982 | 78.80 |
| 1986 | 82.99 |
| 1987 | 85.43 |
| 1988 | 85.63 |
| 1989 | 82.92 |
| 1990 | 83.02 |
| 1991 | 84.07 |
| 1992 | 86.52 |
| 1993 | 87.23 |
| 2001 | 82.29 |
| 2002 | 85.08 |
| 2005 | 92.02 |
| 2006 | 90.93 |
| 2007 | 91.92 |
| 2008 | 93.06 |
| 2009 | 93.16 |
| 2010 | 93.24 |
| 2011 | 93.52 |
| 2012 | 93.94 |
| 2013 | 94.31 |
| 2014 | 94.47 |
| 2017 | 95.25 |
| 2018 | 95.13 |
| 2019 | 95.15 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
