Lesotho vs Suriname: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index
Lesotho
1.26 GPIA
in 2017
Suriname
1.58 GPIA
in 2023
Lesotho rank
3rd
Suriname rank
1st
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Lesotho
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.58 GPIA against 1.26 GPIA in Lesotho, a difference of 0.32 GPIA.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Suriname ahead.
Lesotho ranks 3rd and Suriname ranks 1st of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 0.0304 GPIA | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 0.1397 GPIA | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.29 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 0.1151 GPIA | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 0.0364 GPIA | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 0.0269 GPIA | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index, Lesotho or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.58 GPIA against 1.26 GPIA in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index between Lesotho and Suriname?
- 0.32 GPIA, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Suriname?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Lesotho and Suriname rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd and Suriname ranks 1st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
February 2026 Data Release