School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Suriname
Suriname: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9994 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Suriname, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Suriname is 0.9994 GPI, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Suriname peaked at 1.1 GPI in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8737 GPI, in 1975.
That places Suriname 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9324 GPI | 0.8737 GPI | 0.9475 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9838 GPI | 0.9555 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9823 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9911 GPI | 0.975 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9949 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
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More reference data data for Suriname
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3377 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0809 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5543 °C (2026)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Suriname?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Suriname was 0.9994 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPI in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8737 GPI in 1975.
- How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Suriname ranks 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, 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.