Official entrance age to compulsory education in Suriname
Suriname: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 200 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1998
All-time low
7 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Suriname, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Suriname stood at 7 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, official entrance age to compulsory education in Suriname peaked at 7 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1998.
That places Suriname 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Suriname, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 years | — |
| 1999 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 1 Afghanistan 7 years compare
- 1 Anguilla 5 years compare
- 1 Cook Islands 5 years compare
- 1 Estonia 7 years compare
- 1 Ethiopia 7 years compare
- 1 Guinea 7 years compare
- 1 Gambia 7 years compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 7 years compare
- 1 Croatia 7 years compare
- 1 Indonesia 7 years compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 7 years compare
- 1 Mali 7 years compare
- 1 Montserrat 5 years compare
- 1 Namibia 7 years compare
- 1 Niue 5 years compare
- 1 Romania 7 years compare
- 1 Russia 7 years compare
- 1 Serbia 7 years compare
- 1 Tajikistan 7 years compare
- 1 Tokelau 5 years compare
- 1 Tanzania 7 years compare
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- 1 Zambia 7 years compare
More education data for Suriname
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Suriname?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Suriname was 7 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Suriname ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to 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, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release