School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Suriname
Suriname: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9955 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Suriname, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Suriname is 0.9955 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Suriname peaked at 1.25 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9955 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Suriname 125th out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Suriname, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.13 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 1.13 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.25 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9955 GPIA | -4.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.9955 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.9955 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 GPIA, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9955 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 3 |
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, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Suriname?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Suriname was 0.9955 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9955 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Suriname ranks 125th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release