School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Suriname
Suriname: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 0.4027 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Suriname, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Suriname is 0.4027 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 36.1% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Suriname peaked at 0.7271 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3199 years, in 1986.
That places Suriname 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3271 years | — |
| 1986 | 0.3199 years | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3771 years | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4146 years | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4707 years | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5156 years | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7271 years | +41.0% |
| 2019 | 0.525 years | -27.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4885 years | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6553 years | +34.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4571 years | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6305 years | +37.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4027 years | -36.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.4027 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.96 years, 14% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.4027 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.68 years, 15% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3819 years | 0.3199 years | 0.4707 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.5156 years | 0.5156 years | 0.5156 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7271 years | 0.7271 years | 0.7271 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.525 years | 0.525 years | 0.525 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.5268 years | 0.4027 years | 0.6553 years | 5 |
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, tertiary, female in Suriname?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Suriname was 0.4027 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7271 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3199 years in 1986.
- How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Suriname ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release