Bangladesh vs Suriname: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

Bangladesh
1.16 GPIA
in 2024
Suriname
1.35 GPIA
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
4th
Suriname rank
1st

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 1.35 GPIA against 1.16 GPIA in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.19 GPIA.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and Suriname ranks 1st of 200 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 1.07 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 0.0447 GPIA Bangladesh
2010s 1.09 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 0.0713 GPIA Bangladesh
2020s 1.15 GPIA 1.06 GPIA 0.0902 GPIA Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Bangladesh or Suriname?
Suriname, at 1.35 GPIA against 1.16 GPIA in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Bangladesh and Suriname?
0.19 GPIA, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Suriname?
14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Suriname rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Suriname ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release