Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Suriname: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.06 GPI
in 2019
Suriname
1.17 GPI
in 2002
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
6th
Suriname rank
9th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 1.17 GPI against 1.06 GPI in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.11 GPI.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th and Suriname ranks 9th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9991 GPI 1.08 GPI 0.0822 GPI Suriname
1990s 1.01 GPI 1.16 GPI 0.1546 GPI Suriname
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.17 GPI 0.15 GPI Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Suriname?
Suriname, at 1.17 GPI against 1.06 GPI in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2002.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Suriname?
0.11 GPI, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Suriname?
6 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2002.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Suriname rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th and Suriname ranks 9th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.