School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Suriname
Suriname: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 11.7 years in 2015. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Suriname, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 11.7 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Suriname peaked at 12.71 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 9.87 years, in 1976.
Suriname ranks 87th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.32 years | — |
| 1972 | 10.22 years | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 10.53 years | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 10.94 years | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 11.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 9.87 years | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 11.26 years | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 11.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 11.47 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 12.71 years | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 11.56 years | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 11.39 years | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 11.71 years | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 10.47 years | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 10.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 11.94 years | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 11.82 years | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 10.47 years | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 10.02 years | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 10.53 years | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 10.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.45 years | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 10.97 years | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 11.22 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.39 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 11.04 years | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 11.19 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 11.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 11.16 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.7 years | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.77 years | 9.87 years | 11.47 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.84 years | 11.39 years | 12.71 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.18 years | 10.47 years | 11.94 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.61 years | 10.02 years | 11.22 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.29 years | 11.04 years | 11.7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 84 Indonesia 11.77 years compare
- 85 Kazakhstan 11.74 years compare
- 86 Albania 11.71 years compare
- 88 Afghanistan 11.68 years compare
- 89 Aruba 11.68 years compare
- 90 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.67 years compare
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Suriname?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Suriname was 11.7 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 12.71 years in 1986.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.87 years in 1976.
- How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Suriname ranks 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.