Kenya vs Suriname: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Kenya

8.62 years

in 2023

Suriname

8.43 years

in 2023

Kenya rank

121st

Suriname rank

123rd

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Kenya currently reports 8.62 years against 8.43 years in Suriname, a difference of 0.195 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Suriname ahead.

Kenya ranks 121st and Suriname ranks 123rd of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.