Duration of compulsory education in Suriname
Suriname: Duration of compulsory education was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Duration of compulsory education in Suriname, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Suriname stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Suriname peaked at 6 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1998.
Suriname ranks 182nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 182 Benin 6 years compare
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- 182 Liberia 6 years compare
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- 182 Rwanda 6 years compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 6 years compare
- 182 Singapore 6 years compare
More education data for Suriname
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,068 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Suriname?
- Duration of compulsory education in Suriname was 6 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Suriname ranks 182nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of years of compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.