School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Suriname
Suriname: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.35 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Suriname, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Suriname is 1.35 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.6% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Suriname peaked at 1.35 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8758 GPIA, in 2022.
Suriname ranks 1st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Suriname, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8758 GPIA | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 1.35 GPIA | +53.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.8758 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,451 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -35.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,760 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,417 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -48.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,840 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 228 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 811 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -51.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Suriname?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Suriname was 1.35 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8758 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Suriname ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release