New Zealand vs Suriname: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- New Zealand
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 10.25 years against 10.18 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 32nd and Suriname ranks 30th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.07 years | 9.36 years | 0.7025 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 10.1 years | 9.74 years | 0.3664 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 10.06 years | 10.56 years | 0.5044 years | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, New Zealand or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 10.25 years against 10.18 years in New Zealand as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between New Zealand and Suriname?
- 0.07 years, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Suriname?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and Suriname rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- New Zealand ranks 32nd and Suriname ranks 30th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.