ECONOMY

Suriname

Region

Latin America & Caribbean

Income Group

Upper middle income

Poverty Rate (2022) below $6.85 a day

17.5%

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IndicatorSurinameDifference to regional medianDifference to income group medianDifference to median of all economiesNumber of economies
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women), ages 15-19, 202156.1+15.5+19.1+23.1217
Adult composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 25+, 202118.9+3.0+1.8+4.8186
Adult composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 25+, Female, 202121.2+1.2+0.39+4.6186
Adult composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 25+, Male, 202117.3+3.3+2.6+5.3186
Adult inactivity rate (%), ages 25+, 202139.9+6.1+5.1+5.5188
Adult inactivity rate (%), ages 25+, Female, 202150.2+4.8+4.8+6.8188
Adult inactivity rate (%), ages 25+, Male, 202129.3+8.5+6.8+5.9188
Adult unemployment rate (%), 20215.1-1.1-0.68+0.30188
Adult unemployment rate (%), Female, 20217.1-0.37+0.33+1.8188
Adult unemployment rate (%), Male, 20213.7-1.3-1.5-1.0188
Asylum seekers, 2021118-871-3.9k-1.5k194
Child mortality rate (per 1,000 children aged 5), ages 5-14, 20213.9+1.3+1.4+1.1196
Current health expenditure (% of GDP), 20215.7-1.5-1.2-1.2187
DTP vaccination rate, third dose (%), 202172-12-17-18193
DTP vaccination, 1st dose (% of infants), 202181-9-14-14193
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%), 202111.8-3.1-0.85-0.96157
Government expenditure on education (% GPD), 20214.1+0.04-0.00-0.12165
Gross school enrollment rate, tertiary (%), 20218.8-38.1-39.6-46.5127
Gross school enrollment rate, tertiary (%), Female, 202111.7-51.5-45.6-51.5123
Gross school enrollment rate, tertiary (%), Male, 20215.9-32.4-32.1-42.3123
HPV vaccination rate, last dose (%), 20212-26.5-23.5-38105
Hepatitis B vaccination, third dose (%), 202172-11-17-17189
Internally displaced persons of concern to UNHCR, 20210000194
Labor force participation rate (%), 202160.1-6.1-5.1-5.5188
Life expectancy at birth (years), 202170.3-2.6-1.4-2.2210
Lower secondary school completion rate (%), 202141.3-45.6-49.9-50.5132
Lower secondary school completion rate (%), Female, 202151.9-34.5-40.2-41.4132
Lower secondary school completion rate (%), Male, 202131.0-53.5-59.4-58.6132
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 202110.7+2+2.6+1.8196
Net enrollment rate, early childhood education (%), 202167.0+23.1+25.2+15.1125
Net enrollment rate, early childhood education (%), Female, 202167.7+24.0+25.8+16.6123
Net enrollment rate, early childhood education (%), Male, 202166.4+22.3+24.9+16.0123
Number of out-of-school children of primary school age, 202112.6k-13.1k-9.7k-2.3k138
Number of out-of-school children of primary school age, Female, 20216.3k-3.7k-4.5k-5.6k106
Number of out-of-school children of primary school age, Male, 20216.3k-6.4k-5.3k-5.7k106
Out of school children, primary (%), 202119.5+14.3+14.3+15.5140
Out of school children, primary (%), Female, 202119.7+12.4+12.7+14.5107
Out of school children, primary (%), Male, 202119.3+12.3+12.3+14.4107
Over-age lower secondary students (%), 202133.1+24.4+27.6+28.5131
Over-age lower secondary students (%), Female, 202133.9+27.8+29.5+29.7130
Over-age lower secondary students (%), Male, 202132.0+20.9+25.8+26.8130
Per cent of children aged 0-14 years living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), 202122-14-27-2390
Percentage of children who received the 2nd dose of measles-containing vaccine, as per administered in the national schedule, 202143-34-40.5-40181
Percentage of live births who received hepatitis-B-containing vaccine within 24 hours of birth, 202179+2-14.5-12.5100
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of inactivated polio-containing vaccine, 202182-8-11-11193
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of measles-containing vaccine, 202158-28-30-31193
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of Hib-containing vaccine, 202172-11-15-18191
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of inactivated polio-containing vaccine, 202172-12-16-17193
Population mid-year estimates (millions), 2021613k-2.4m-4.4m-6.1m217
Population with basic sanitation services (%), 202190.0-1.7-2.0-2.3196
Pre-primary school gross enrollment ratio (%), 202178.2+3.0+9.7+26.571
Pre-primary school gross enrollment ratio (%), Female, 202180.1+3.3+11.4+28.471
Pre-primary school gross enrollment ratio (%), Male, 202176.3+2.8+8.0+25.271
Prevalence of obesity among adults (%), 202128.3-2.3+1.8+6.3196
Prevalence of obesity among adults (%), Female, 202137.8+0.64+7.0+13.1196
Prevalence of obesity among adults (%), Male, 202118.5-3.8-2.3-0.32196
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average), 20219.1+2.1+2.8-0.65116
Primary school completion rate (%)�, 202176.9-22.3-21.0-20.2134
Primary school completion rate (%)�, Female, 202182.0-16.3-16.2-15.7133
Primary school completion rate (%)�, Male, 202171.9-26.9-25.3-24.9133
Proportion of population using at least basic drinking water services, 202198.00+0.93+1.0198
Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home, 202172.1-12.8-16.6+12.382
Qualified teachers in primary education (%), 202199.8+9.1+2.5+5.196
Refugees under UNHCR�s mandate, 202122-440-1.8k-1.2k187
School enrollment, secondary (% gross), 202165.6-30.8-29.6-29.6149
School enrollment, secondary (% gross), Female, 202170.6-23.3-24.3-25.1148
School enrollment, secondary (% gross), Male, 202160.7-31.5-33.4-33.6148
Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births), 202110.9+2.2+2.8+2.1193
Stunting rate, 20217.8-1.4-0.70-5.7159
Under-five mortality rate, 202117.2+2.9+4.2+1.8196
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Survey Estimates, 20213.8-4.3-3.8-1.7160
Youth composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 15-24, 202140.2+6.9+7.1+10.2186
Youth composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 15-24, Female, 202152.2+10.6+12.6+19.5186
Youth composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 15-24, Male, 202132.8+3.5+3.4+5.8186
Youth inactivity rate (%), ages 15-24, 202165.6+10.4+4.1+4.0188
Youth inactivity rate (%), ages 15-24, Female, 202174.0+9.2+6.0+7.6188
Youth inactivity rate (%), ages 15-24, Male, 202157.3+12.6+3.2+1.6188
Youth literacy rate (%), ages 15-24, 202198.9-0.22-0.08-0.1559
Youth literacy rate (%), ages 15-24, Female, 202198.7-0.53-0.51-0.5259
Youth literacy rate (%), ages 15-24, Male, 202199.1+0.03+0.18+0.1059
Youth mortality rate (per 1,000 youth aged 15), ages 15-24, 202111.4+1.3+3.1+2.8196
Youth not in employment, education or training (%), 202119.0-2.3-3.60187
Youth unemployment rate (%), 202127.1+7.2+8.3+12.4188
Youth unemployment rate (%), Female, 202140.0+17.1+15.1+24.4188
Youth unemployment rate (%), Male, 202119.3+0.98+1.7+5.3188