School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Suriname
Suriname: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 0.2541 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Suriname, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.2541 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Suriname peaked at 0.4423 years in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2095 years, in 2022.
That places Suriname 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2929 years | — |
| 1986 | 0.262 years | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3453 years | +31.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3767 years | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4058 years | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4423 years | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4117 years | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4141 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2894 years | -30.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3156 years | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2095 years | -33.6% |
| 2023 | 0.363 years | +73.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2541 years | -30.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.2541 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.14 years, 12% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.2541 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.46 years, 17% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3365 years | 0.262 years | 0.4058 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.4423 years | 0.4423 years | 0.4423 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4117 years | 0.4117 years | 0.4117 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4141 years | 0.4141 years | 0.4141 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.2863 years | 0.2095 years | 0.363 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, male in Suriname?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Suriname was 0.2541 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4423 years in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2095 years in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Suriname ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. 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, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release