Ireland vs Suriname: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Ireland
1.87 years
in 2018
Suriname
1.88 years
in 2019
Ireland rank
85th
Suriname rank
84th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Ireland
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 1.88 years against 1.87 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 85th and Suriname ranks 84th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 2.13 years 1.68 years 0.458 years Ireland
1980s 2.02 years 1.95 years 0.0758 years Ireland
1990s 2.07 years 1.75 years 0.3184 years Ireland
2010s 1.28 years 1.75 years 0.4719 years Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Ireland or Suriname?
Suriname, at 1.88 years against 1.87 years in Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Ireland and Suriname?
0.01 years, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Suriname?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Suriname rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Ireland ranks 85th and Suriname ranks 84th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.