School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Suriname

Suriname: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 1.05 GPI in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.05 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
10th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
1.02 GPI
in 2001
Years of data
17
2001–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Suriname, 2001–2019

00.250.50.7512001201020192001: 1 GPI2002: 1.1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 1.05 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Suriname peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPI, in 2001.

That places Suriname 10th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.04 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.07 GPI 7
2010s 1.06 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.08 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 7 Congo 1.06 GPI compare
  2. 8 Bhutan 1.06 GPI compare
  3. 9 Burundi 1.05 GPI compare
  4. 11 Mexico 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 12 Naoero 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 13 Seychelles 1.04 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Suriname?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Suriname was 1.05 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2001.
How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Suriname ranks 10th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.