Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Suriname
Suriname: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 10.59 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Suriname, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Suriname stood at 10.59 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Suriname peaked at 10.59 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.1 years, in 1990.
That places Suriname 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Suriname, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.1 years | — |
| 1991 | 10.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 10.18 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 10.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 10.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 10.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 10.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 10.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 10.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 10.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 10.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 10.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.42 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 10.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.45 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.46 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 10.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 10.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 10.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 10.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 10.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.59 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.59 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.22 years | 10.1 years | 10.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.42 years | 10.35 years | 10.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.53 years | 10.48 years | 10.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.59 years | 10.58 years | 10.59 years | 4 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,366 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,643 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,612 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0955 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Suriname?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Suriname was 10.59 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 10.59 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1 years in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Suriname ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.