How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?

Suriname ranks 21st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Suriname?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Suriname

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Suriname
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Suriname: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 10.5 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

10.5 years

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

21st

of 188 countries

All-time high

11.3 years

in 2016

All-time low

9.64 years

in 2007

Years of data

2001–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Suriname, 2001–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Suriname is 10.5 years, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Suriname peaked at 11.3 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.64 years, in 2007.

Suriname ranks 21st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	9.93 years	9.64 years	10.32 years	7
2010s	10.85 years	10.5 years	11.3 years	10

Countries ranked near Suriname

18 Denmark 10.6 years compare
19 Antigua and Barbuda 10.54 years compare
20 Argentina 10.52 years compare
22 Belize 10.41 years compare
23 Lithuania 10.4 years compare
24 Oman 10.4 years compare

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More reference data data for Suriname

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1758 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 2.68 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 56.48 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 28.83 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 28.83 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Suriname?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Suriname was 10.5 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Suriname?: The highest recorded value was 11.3 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Suriname?: The lowest recorded value was 9.64 years in 2007.
How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?: Suriname ranks 21st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Suriname?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.