Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Suriname
Suriname: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 83.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Suriname, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Suriname stood at 83.2%.
The figure is up 36.7% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Suriname peaked at 96.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 156th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.9% | 95.6% | 96.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 92.0% | 89.2% | 94.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 77.3% | 84.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 80.8% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 60.9% | 83.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,068 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Suriname?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Suriname was 83.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Suriname ranks 156th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.