Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Suriname
Suriname: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.26 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.26 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.26 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
1.01 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Suriname, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 1.26 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Suriname peaked at 1.26 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.01 modelled data, in 1981.
Suriname ranks 9th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Suriname, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.01 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.09 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.11 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.13 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.14 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.15 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.19 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.19 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.18 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.24 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.24 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.25 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.25 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.25 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.25 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.25 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.26 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.25 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1.26 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1.26 modelled data is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.15 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 1.21 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 modelled data | 1.22 modelled data | 1.25 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 modelled data | 1.25 modelled data | 1.26 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.78 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,520 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,366 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,643 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,612 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Suriname?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Suriname was 1.26 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Suriname rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Suriname ranks 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release