School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname
Suriname: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.958 GPIA in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname stood at 0.958 GPIA.
The figure is up 276.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2544 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Suriname 179th out of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9701 GPIA | 0.9123 GPIA | 0.9908 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9817 GPIA | 0.9693 GPIA | 0.9952 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9948 GPIA | 0.9417 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9721 GPIA | 0.9469 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9649 GPIA | 0.9531 GPIA | 0.9789 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8073 GPIA | 0.2544 GPIA | 0.9615 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,068 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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, per capita 0.0082 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname was 0.958 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2544 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Suriname ranks 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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, 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