SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Suriname: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
7.85 years
in 2024
Suriname
7.12 years
in 2023
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
179th
Suriname rank
177th

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

  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Suriname
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How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 7.85 years against 7.12 years in Suriname, a difference of 0.73 years.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Suriname ahead.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 179th and Suriname ranks 177th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 7.42 years 9.47 years 2.05 years Suriname
2010s 7.91 years 9.72 years 1.81 years Suriname
2020s 7.85 years 8.91 years 1.06 years Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Suriname?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 7.85 years against 7.12 years in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Suriname?
0.73 years, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Suriname?
21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Suriname rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 179th and Suriname ranks 177th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release