Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Suriname
Suriname: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 2.23 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Suriname, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 2.23 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Suriname peaked at 6.59 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.23, in 2024.
That places Suriname 90th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.37 | 6.21 | 6.55 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.28 | 5.7 | 6.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.72 | 3.92 | 5.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.67 | 3.39 | 3.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.99 | 2.9 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 | 2.71 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 | 2.35 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 | 2.23 | 2.31 | 5 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,068 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.92 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Suriname?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Suriname was 2.23 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 6.59 in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.23 in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Suriname ranks 90th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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