World Data Atlas Topics Education

Literacy in Suriname

Demographics Age (% in 2021)
Adult 95 WB + 1 other
Youth 1 WB
Gender (% in 2021)
Male 96.5 WB
Female 93.4 WB
South America (%)
Argentina 99 in 2018 UNDP + 1 other
Uruguay 98.77 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 97.6 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Chile 97.16 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Colombia 95.64 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Suriname 95 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Brazil 94.69 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Paraguay 94.54 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Peru 94.5 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Ecuador 93.95 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Bolivia 93.85 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Guyana 90.03 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 51.94 % in 2021 WB
Duration 6 years in 2022 WB
Educational Attainment 45.46 % in 2018 WB
Enrollment Rate 78.15 % in 2021 WB
Intake Rate Primary Education 6 timeseries
Literacy 95 % in 2021 WB + 1 other
Not in Education 19.49 % in 2021 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 19.58 ratio in 2018 WB
School Life Expectancy 8.4 years in 2022 UNDP + 1 other
Starting Age 12 years in 2022 WB
Education Indicators