Malawi vs Suriname: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Malawi
16 years
in 2020
Suriname
16 years
in 2020
Malawi rank
12th
Suriname rank
12th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Malawi
- Suriname
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Suriname, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 12th and Suriname ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 years | 16 years | 2 years | Suriname |
| 1980s | 14 years | 16 years | 2 years | Suriname |
| 1990s | 14.4 years | 16 years | 1.6 years | Suriname |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Malawi or Suriname?
- Malawi, at 16 years against 16 years in Suriname as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Malawi and Suriname?
- 0 years, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Suriname?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Suriname rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Malawi ranks 12th and Suriname ranks 12th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.