Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Suriname

Suriname: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 19 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 169 countries
All-time high
19 years
in 2010
All-time low
16 years
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Suriname, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 16 years2006: 16 years2007: 16 years2008: 16 years2009: 16 years2010: 19 years2011: 16 years2012: 19 years2013: 19 years2014: 19 years2015: 19 years2016: 19 years2017: 19 years2018: 19 years2019: 19 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Suriname stood at 19 years. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Suriname peaked at 19 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16 years, in 2005.

Suriname ranks 6th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years) in Suriname, 2005 to 2019.
Year years Change
2005 16 years
2006 16 years +0.0%
2007 16 years +0.0%
2008 16 years +0.0%
2009 16 years +0.0%
2010 19 years +18.8%
2011 16 years -15.8%
2012 19 years +18.8%
2013 19 years +0.0%
2014 19 years +0.0%
2015 19 years +0.0%
2016 19 years +0.0%
2017 19 years +0.0%
2018 19 years +0.0%
2019 19 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16 years 16 years 16 years 5
2010s 18.7 years 16 years 19 years 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Suriname?
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Suriname was 19 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 19 years in 2010.
What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 16 years in 2005.
How does Suriname rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Suriname ranks 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,190 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.