Official entrance age to early childhood education in Suriname
Suriname: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 4 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 204 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1999
All-time low
4 years
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Suriname, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 4 years for official entrance age to early childhood education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Suriname peaked at 4 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1999.
Suriname ranks 9th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Suriname, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4 years | — |
| 2000 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 9 Aruba 4 years compare
- 9 Benin 4 years compare
- 9 Bermuda 4 years compare
- 9 Bhutan 4 years compare
- 9 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4 years compare
- 9 Cameroon 4 years compare
- 9 Curaçao 4 years compare
- 9 Djibouti 4 years compare
- 9 Egypt 4 years compare
- 9 Eritrea 4 years compare
- 9 Ethiopia 4 years compare
- 9 Iraq 4 years compare
- 9 Jordan 4 years compare
- 9 Kuwait 4 years compare
- 9 Libya 4 years compare
- 9 Malaysia 4 years compare
- 9 Mali 4 years compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 4 years compare
- 9 Niger 4 years compare
- 9 Seychelles 4 years compare
- 9 Sudan 4 years compare
- 9 Tonga 4 years compare
- 9 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
- 9 Vanuatu 4 years compare
- 9 Palestine, State of 4 years compare
- 9 Zimbabwe 4 years compare
More education data for Suriname
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,520 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood education in Suriname?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Suriname was 4 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1999.
- How does Suriname rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Suriname ranks 9th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood 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 early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter early childhood education.