School life expectancy, primary, female in Suriname
Suriname: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.41 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Suriname, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in Suriname stood at 5.41 years.
That represents a change of up 249.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Suriname peaked at 8.32 years in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.55 years, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 137th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.26 years | 6.58 years | 7.72 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.22 years | 6.82 years | 7.55 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.14 years | 6.11 years | 8.32 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.23 years | 5.88 years | 6.45 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.2 years | 6.02 years | 6.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8 years | 1.55 years | 6.02 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,068 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.23 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Suriname?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Suriname was 5.41 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 8.32 years in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 years in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Suriname ranks 137th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release