School life expectancy, primary, male in Suriname
Suriname: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.65 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Suriname, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 5.65 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Suriname peaked at 8.32 years in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.65 years, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 126th 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 | 7.49 years | 6.76 years | 8.04 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.36 years | 6.92 years | 7.75 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.19 years | 6.17 years | 8.32 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.41 years | 6.21 years | 6.53 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.42 years | 6.27 years | 6.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.97 years | 5.65 years | 6.27 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, male in Suriname?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Suriname was 5.65 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 8.32 years in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.65 years in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Suriname ranks 126th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release