School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Suriname

Suriname: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 12.29 years in 2002. ▼ Falling

Latest (2002)
12.29 years
World rank
118th
of 175 countries
All-time high
13.75 years
in 1986
All-time low
12.29 years
in 2002
Years of data
6
1986–2002

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Suriname, 1986–2002

0510151986199420021986: 13.8 years1987: 12.9 years1988: 12.9 years1989: 13.2 years1990: 12.8 years2002: 12.3 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 12.29 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2002. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Suriname peaked at 13.75 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 12.29 years, in 2002.

Suriname ranks 118th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Suriname, 1986 to 2002.
Year years Change
1986 13.75 years
1987 12.94 years -5.9%
1988 12.94 years +0.0%
1989 13.23 years +2.2%
1990 12.75 years -3.6%
2002 12.29 years -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 13.22 years 12.94 years 13.75 years 4
1990s 12.75 years 12.75 years 12.75 years 1
2000s 12.29 years 12.29 years 12.29 years 1

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 115 Uzbekistan 12.38 years
  2. 116 British Virgin Islands 12.36 years
  3. 117 Maldives 12.31 years compare
  4. 119 Kiribati 12.25 years compare
  5. 120 Eswatini 12.19 years compare
  6. 121 Gibraltar 12.12 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Suriname?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Suriname was 12.29 years in 2002, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 13.75 years in 1986.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 12.29 years in 2002.
How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Suriname ranks 118th out of 175 countries with data for 2002.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.