Start month of the academic school year in Suriname
Suriname: Start month of the academic school year was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Start month of the academic school year in Suriname, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Suriname is 8, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Suriname peaked at 10 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1998.
Suriname ranks 140th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10 | — |
| 1998 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.67 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 140 Aruba 8 compare
- 140 Switzerland 8 compare
- 140 Denmark 8 compare
- 140 Dominican Republic 8 compare
- 140 Finland 8 compare
- 140 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 compare
- 140 Ireland 8 compare
- 140 Iceland 8 compare
- 140 Liechtenstein 8 compare
- 140 Luxembourg 8 compare
- 140 Norway 8 compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 8 compare
- 140 Portugal 8 compare
- 140 Sweden 8 compare
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 start month of the academic school year in Suriname?
- Start month of the academic school year in Suriname was 8 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Suriname ranks 140th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release