School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Suriname

Suriname: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 10.5 years in 2002. ▼ Falling

Latest (2002)
10.5 years
World rank
149th
of 175 countries
All-time high
13 years
in 1986
All-time low
10.5 years
in 2002
Years of data
6
1986–2002

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

0510151986199420021986: 13 years1987: 12 years1988: 11.8 years1989: 12.2 years1990: 10.9 years2002: 10.5 years

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

Analysis

Suriname recorded 10.5 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2002. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Suriname peaked at 13 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 10.5 years, in 2002.

Suriname ranks 149th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Suriname, 1986 to 2002.
Year years Change
1986 13 years
1987 11.95 years -8.1%
1988 11.8 years -1.2%
1989 12.15 years +2.9%
1990 10.95 years -9.9%
2002 10.5 years -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 12.23 years 11.8 years 13 years 4
1990s 10.95 years 10.95 years 10.95 years 1
2000s 10.5 years 10.5 years 10.5 years 1

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 146 Burundi 10.66 years compare
  2. 147 Kenya 10.61 years compare
  3. 148 Nicaragua 10.56 years compare
  4. 150 Yemen 10.5 years
  5. 151 Myanmar 10.47 years compare
  6. 152 Mozambique 10.47 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Suriname?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Suriname was 10.5 years in 2002, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 13 years in 1986.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 10.5 years in 2002.
How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Suriname ranks 149th out of 175 countries with data for 2002.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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.