School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Suriname
Suriname: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.14 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Suriname, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Suriname is 1.14 GPI, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Suriname peaked at 1.17 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9721 GPI, in 1977.
Suriname ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Suriname, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.01 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.04 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.02 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9799 GPI | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.03 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9721 GPI | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9928 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9914 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.05 GPI | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 1.08 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.09 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.08 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.16 GPI | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 1.08 GPI | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 1.08 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.05 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.15 GPI | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.12 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.13 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.12 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.15 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.15 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.17 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPI | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPI | 0.9721 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.08 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.09 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.15 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 2 Senegal 1.14 GPI compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1.11 GPI compare
- 4 French Polynesia 1.09 GPI compare
More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 606 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -43.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Suriname?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Suriname was 1.14 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9721 GPI in 1977.
- How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Suriname ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.