Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Suriname
Suriname: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 83.21 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Suriname, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Suriname recorded 83.21 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 36.7% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Suriname peaked at 96.19 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 60.88, in 2023.
That places Suriname 156th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 95.6 | — |
| 1978 | 96.19 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 94.86 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 92.33 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 89.8 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 89.24 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 93.97 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 81.96 | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 81.74 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.35 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 81.87 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 84.29 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 82.38 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 82 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 82.28 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.16 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 83.85 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 84.16 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.61 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 80.99 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 80.78 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.8 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 82.27 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 78.02 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 65.25 | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 60.88 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 83.21 | +36.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 83.21 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.11, 88% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 83.21 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.21, 89% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +36.7% | 60.88 | 83.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.89 | 95.6 | 96.19 | 2 |
| 1980s | 92.04 | 89.24 | 94.86 | 5 |
| 2000s | 81.44 | 77.35 | 84.29 | 5 |
| 2010s | 83 | 80.78 | 86.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.93 | 60.88 | 83.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Suriname?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Suriname was 83.21 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 96.19 in 1978.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.88 in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Suriname ranks 156th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.