Suriname vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female
Suriname
10.89 years
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
9.55 years
in 2024
Suriname rank
15th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
12th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time
- Suriname
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 10.89 years against 9.55 years in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 1.34 years.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 15th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 12th of 200 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.75 years | 7.79 years | 1.96 years | Suriname |
| 2010s | 9.93 years | 9.37 years | 0.5567 years | Suriname |
| 2020s | 9.56 years | 9.53 years | 0.0269 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, Suriname or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Suriname, at 10.89 years against 9.55 years in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Suriname and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 1.34 years, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Suriname and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Suriname ranks 15th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 12th of 200 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release