School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Suriname
Suriname: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 9.24 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Suriname, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Suriname is 9.24 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.5% on the previous year and up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Suriname peaked at 9.24 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.62 years, in 1972.
Suriname ranks 5th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.76 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.62 years | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 2.97 years | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 3.02 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 3.25 years | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 3.29 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 3.26 years | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 3.49 years | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 3.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 4.36 years | +24.1% |
| 1987 | 4.25 years | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 4.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 4.2 years | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 4.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 4.56 years | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 3.9 years | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 4.53 years | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 4.99 years | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 5.51 years | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 5.68 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 5.73 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.67 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.48 years | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.85 years | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 5.78 years | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.79 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.68 years | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.79 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.29 years | +43.2% |
| 2019 | 7.24 years | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 7.03 years | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.95 years | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 6.27 years | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 9.24 years | +47.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 9.24 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.06 years, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 9.24 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.24 years, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +47.5% | 6.27 years | 9.24 years |
| 2016 | +43.2% | 5.79 years | 8.29 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.13 years | 2.62 years | 3.51 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.27 years | 4.2 years | 4.36 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.21 years | 3.9 years | 4.56 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.37 years | 4.53 years | 5.73 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.28 years | 5.68 years | 8.29 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.87 years | 4.95 years | 9.24 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,520 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,366 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,643 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,612 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0955 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Suriname?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Suriname was 9.24 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 9.24 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.62 years in 1972.
- How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Suriname ranks 5th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. 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 School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release