ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) vs Suriname: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
9.54 years
in 2024
Suriname
10.89 years
in 2023
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank
14th
Suriname rank
15th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 10.89 years against 9.54 years in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), a difference of 1.35 years.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Suriname ahead.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 14th and Suriname ranks 15th of 221 groups.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 7.88 years 9.75 years 1.87 years Suriname
2010s 9.3 years 9.93 years 0.6229 years Suriname
2020s 9.49 years 9.56 years 0.0672 years Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) or Suriname?
Suriname, at 10.89 years against 9.54 years in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Suriname?
1.35 years, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Suriname?
21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Suriname rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 14th and Suriname ranks 15th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release