Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Suriname
Suriname: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.22 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Suriname, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Suriname stood at 1.22 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Suriname peaked at 1.51 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8579 GPIA, in 2022.
Suriname ranks 5th of 161 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Suriname, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8579 GPIA | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 1.51 GPIA | +75.9% |
| 2024 | 1.22 GPIA | -18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.14 GPIA | 0.8579 GPIA | 1.51 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 2 Cook Islands 0.9757 GPIA compare
- 2 Jamaica 1.33 GPIA compare
- 3 Senegal 1.25 GPIA compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1.24 GPIA compare
- 6 Gambia 1.21 GPIA compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 1.17 GPIA compare
- 8 Kuwait 1.17 GPIA compare
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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Suriname?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Suriname was 1.22 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8579 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Suriname ranks 5th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, 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