Egypt vs Suriname: Average years of schooling
Egypt
9.57 years
in 2020
Suriname
9.78 years
in 2020
Egypt rank
79th
Suriname rank
77th
Average years of schooling over time
- Egypt
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 9.78 years against 9.57 years in Egypt, a difference of 0.21 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.
Egypt ranks 79th and Suriname ranks 77th of 162 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.51 years | 4.49 years | 2.98 years | Suriname |
| 1960s | 1.63 years | 5.1 years | 3.47 years | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.91 years | 5.67 years | 3.76 years | Suriname |
| 1980s | 3.72 years | 6.48 years | 2.76 years | Suriname |
| 1990s | 5.51 years | 6.94 years | 1.43 years | Suriname |
| 2000s | 7.09 years | 7.19 years | 0.0996 years | Suriname |
| 2010s | 7.42 years | 7.77 years | 0.3535 years | Suriname |
| 2020s | 9.57 years | 9.78 years | 0.2038 years | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Egypt or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 9.78 years against 9.57 years in Egypt as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Egypt and Suriname?
- 0.21 years, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Suriname?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Suriname rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Egypt ranks 79th and Suriname ranks 77th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.