School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Suriname
Suriname: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.17 GPI in 2002. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Suriname, 1986–2002
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 1.17 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2002. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Suriname peaked at 1.17 GPI in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.06 GPI, in 1986.
Suriname ranks 9th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Suriname, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1.06 GPI | — |
| 1987 | 1.08 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.1 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.09 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.16 GPI | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.17 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.08 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.16 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.17 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 1 |
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More education data for Suriname
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Suriname?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Suriname was 1.17 GPI in 2002, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPI in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 1986.
- How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Suriname ranks 9th out of 175 countries with data for 2002.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 to tertiary, 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.