School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Suriname
Suriname: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 0.9837 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname is 0.9837 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 298.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.2468 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Suriname 156th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Suriname, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.23 GPIA | +14.9% |
| 1974 | 1.1 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.04 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9856 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9984 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9793 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9989 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.968 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9875 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9737 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9795 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8978 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9846 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9854 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9973 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9719 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9664 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9221 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2468 GPIA | -73.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9837 GPIA | +298.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.9837 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.9837 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPIA, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted 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 | +298.6% | 0.2468 GPIA | 0.9837 GPIA |
| 2023 | -73.2% | 0.9221 GPIA | 0.2468 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9886 GPIA | 0.968 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9816 GPIA | 0.8978 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9977 GPIA | 0.9664 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8394 GPIA | 0.2468 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0955 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname was 0.9837 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 1973.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2468 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Suriname ranks 156th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release