Average years of schooling among adults in Suriname
Suriname: Average years of schooling among adults was 8.43 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Suriname, 2004–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 8.43 years for average years of schooling among adults in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Suriname peaked at 8.43 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.74 years, in 2004.
That places Suriname 123rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.84 years | 7.74 years | 7.94 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.16 years | 7.98 years | 8.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.42 years | 8.39 years | 8.43 years | 4 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,068 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Suriname?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Suriname was 8.43 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 8.43 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.74 years in 2004.
- How does Suriname rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Suriname ranks 123rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.