Start month of the academic school year in Suriname
Suriname: Start month of the academic school year was 11 tertiary education in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
11 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
11 tertiary education
in 2016
All-time low
8 tertiary education
in 1998
Years of data
25
1998–2022
Start month of the academic school year in Suriname, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 11 tertiary education for start month of the academic school year in 2022. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Suriname peaked at 11 tertiary education in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8 tertiary education, in 1998.
That places Suriname 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 tertiary education | +37.5% |
| 2017 | 11 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 tertiary education | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 11 tertiary education | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 10 tertiary education | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 11 tertiary education | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 11 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 11 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.67 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 11 tertiary education | 3 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 1 Anguilla 9 tertiary education compare
- 1 Central African Republic 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Myanmar 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Montserrat 9 tertiary education compare
- 3 Congo 11 tertiary education compare
- 3 Cook Islands 1 tertiary education compare
- 3 Guinea 11 tertiary education compare
- 3 Madagascar 11 tertiary education compare
- 3 Niue 1 tertiary education compare
- 3 Togo 11 tertiary education compare
- 3 Tokelau 1 tertiary education compare
- 3 Tanzania 11 tertiary education compare
More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,061 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 16.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0458 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,551 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0497 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.93 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,068 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Suriname?
- Start month of the academic school year in Suriname was 11 tertiary education in 2022, 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 11 tertiary education in 2016.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 tertiary education in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Suriname ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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 (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release