Suriname ISCED Mapping
School Year reference: 2008
Used for indicators in
UIS
National ISCED
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
Theoretical duration
Theoretical duration
entrance age
entrance age
Is the Programme
programme
destination
Theoretical
Theoretical
Main diplomas,
(in years)
ISCED97
programme orientation or
Name of the education Minimum entrance qualifications or
ID part of ISCED97 level Position in Notes
programme requirements certificates awarded at
Compulsory National
end of programme
Education? Structure
Kleuteronderwijs (Pre-primary / Pre-primary Most of the pre-primary classes are
1 4 years old na 4 2 N 0 na na 4 2
Kindergarten) education attached to the primary schools
Compulsory education is from age 7 up
to age 12. Even though pre-primary and
a part of primary is not compulsory,
2 GLO (Primary education) 6 years old Certificate 6 6 Y enrollment is high. Courses at this level
are given at Lagere schools (schools
Primary education 1 na na 6 6 for lower education or primary
education).
Not meeting the standards /
Speciaal onderwijs (Special requirements for regular One can enter the special programmes
3 na 6 6 N
education) primary education, children through primary education or directly
with special needs
Pupils can only enter this type of
education if they have passed the
MULO (Meer uitgebreid lager primary education "end of cycle" test
Primary education certificate
4 onderwijs - Junior secondary Diploma 12 4 N G with high or sufficient marks. When the
(with high / sufficient marks)
education general) students have lower marks they
automatically move up to junior
A secondary technical or vocational.
When a pupil passes the primary
LTO (Lager technische school - education "end of cycle" test, with lower
5 Primary school certificate Diploma 12 4 N
Lower technical education) marks, most of the time they move up to
this type of education
Primary education certicate, The majority of students enrolled in this
but not sufficient marks for programme have not passed the
LBGO (Lager beroepsgericht
Junior secondary general Lower secondary primary education "end of cycle" test, or
6 onderwijs - Lower vocational Diploma 12 4 N 2 B 12 4
(MULO) or allowed to this education are allowed to move up to this type of
education)
type based on age (i.e. too education because they are considered
old for primary education) too old for primary education
V
LHNO (Lager huishoud en
7 nijverheidsonderwijs - Lower Primary school certificate Diploma 12 2 N
home economics)
VSO (Voortgezet speciaal
8 onderwijs - Continuing special None Diploma 12 4 N C
education vocational)
This programme is designed for
ETS (Eenvoudig Technisch
students between 15 and 20 years of
9 Onderwijs - Junior elementary Primary school certificate Diploma 15 3 N
age. It is a night school programme but
technical school)
is part of formal education.
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M
Theoretical duration
Theoretical duration
entrance age
entrance age
Is the Programme
programme
destination
Theoretical
Theoretical
Main diplomas,
(in years)
ISCED97
programme orientation or
Name of the education Minimum entrance qualifications or
ID part of ISCED97 level Position in Notes
programme requirements certificates awarded at
Compulsory National
end of programme
Education? Structure
VWO (Voortgezet
MULO diploma (with high /
10 wetenschappelijk onderwijs - Diploma 16 3 N
sufficient marks)
Senior secondary education)
G
The students that enter this type of
HAVO (Hoger algemeen
education have failed to get high marks
11 vormend onderwijs - Senior MULO diploma Diploma 16 2 N A
for several subject in MULO. They are
secondary general)
not allowed to enter VWO.
NATIN (Natuur technisch
12 instituut - Senior secondary MULO diploma Diploma 16 4 N
technical)
Students who complete this programme
IMEO (Instituut voor middelbaar are allowed to go to the Teacher
13 MULO or LBGO diploma Diploma 16 4 N
economisch onderwijs) training college and complete an MO-A
certificate
Upper secondary
3 16 3
education B
This nurse training certificate allows the
Advanced nurse training
14 MULO diploma Nurse training certificate 16 4 N student to enter a nursing specialisation
programme
programme
V
Basic nurse training programme This training leads directly to the labor
15 LBGO diploma Nurse training certificate 16 3 N
(COVAB) market
Teacher training
certificate (to teach pre- This programme is offered at
MULO or LBGO or HAVO C
16 Kweek A - Teacher training primary up to the 16 4 N pedagogische instituten (pedagogical
diploma
second grade of institutes)
primary)
BVF Teacher training
MULO or LBGO or HAVO certificate (to teacher
17 BVF - Teacher training 16 4 N
diploma 3rd to 6th grade of
primary)
With HAVO or IMEO diploma the
students need this one extra year to
Schakeljaar universiteit (Pre-
18 HAVO, IMEO diploma Certificate 18 1 N G 18 1 enter university. Students who enter
prep)
this programme have to be at least 18
Post-secondary years of age.
non-tertiary 4 A
education This programme represents 2 extra
BVF Teacher training Teacher training years of training which allow to teach all
19 HOF HAKTE - Teacher training certificate (to teach 3rd to 6th certificate (to teach at 20 2 N V 20 2 grades of primary. Students are then
grade of primary) primary level all grades) allowed to go on to the MO-A
programme.
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M
Theoretical duration
Theoretical duration
entrance age
entrance age
Is the Programme
programme
destination
Theoretical
Theoretical
Main diplomas,
(in years)
ISCED97
programme orientation or
Name of the education Minimum entrance qualifications or
ID part of ISCED97 level Position in Notes
programme requirements certificates awarded at
Compulsory National
end of programme
Education? Structure
Social sciences, Medical
sciences, Technical sciences
20 VWO diploma Bachelor degree 19 3 N University of Suriname
(ADEK - Anton de kom
universiteit)
3
Journalism, Arts and culture,
Students who have completed the 1
Social studies (Academie voor
First degree 19 year of pre-preparation programme are
21 hoger kunst en cultuur VWO diploma Bachelor degree 19 3 N
also allowed to enter these
Onderwijs - Academy for higher
A programmes
arts and cultural studies)
Infrastructure, Construction,
22 Agriculture, ICT (PTC - VWO, or Pre-prep diploma Bachelor degree 19 4 N 4
Polytechnic college)
Social sciences, Medical
23 Bachelor degree Master degree 22 2 N Second degree 22 2
sciences, Technical sciences First stage of
5
tertiary education
MO-A (Advanced teacher Senior secondary diploma or Teacher certificate (to Offered at IOL (Instituut voor leraren
24 19 3 N 3
training) HOF AKTE diploma teach junior secondary) opleiding)
19
Teacher training (LOBO - Teacher certificate (to
First
25 Leraren opleiding Senior secondary education teach junior elementary 19 4 N 4 This leads strictly to the labour market.
qualification
beroepsonderwijs) technical)
B
Advanced nurse training Specialised nurse
26 Nurse training specialisation 20 3 N 20 3
programme certificate certificate
When students complete the MO-B
MO-B (Advanced teacher Teacher certificate (to Second
27 MO-A certificate 22 2 N 22 2 certificate they are allowed to teach at
training) teach senior secondary) qualification
junior and senior secondary level
G = General
P = Pre-vocational
V = Vocational
na = not applicable
A, B, C = Destination categories
N.B: The mappings present the correspondence between the national structure and the international framework (ISCED). To produce internationally comparable indicators, the UIS calculates
participation indicators for ISCED levels 0-3, based on the entrance age and duration presented in columns K and L (ISCED), which may be different from columns E and F (national).
For tertiary education, however, UIS uses a standard formula to calculate the indicator for gross enrolment ratio (GER), which uses a population of the age-group corresponding to five
years following on from the secondary school leaving age (e.g. If the ending of secondary education is 17, then the age-group used for the tertiary GER will be 18-22).
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