School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Suriname
Suriname: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.67 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Suriname, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Suriname is 1.67 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 54.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Suriname peaked at 1.95 years in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.08 years, in 2023.
That places Suriname 119th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.65 years | 1.44 years | 1.95 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.71 years | 1.59 years | 1.82 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.57 years | 1.41 years | 1.85 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.5 years | 1.4 years | 1.6 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.62 years | 1.43 years | 1.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 years | 1.08 years | 1.69 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Suriname?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Suriname was 1.67 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 years in 1978.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 years in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Suriname ranks 119th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release