School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Suriname

Suriname: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.33 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.33 GPI
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
3rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.41 GPI
in 2002
All-time low
1.1 GPI
in 1977
Years of data
30
1971–2015

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Suriname, 1971–2015

00.511.51971199320151971: 1.2 GPI1972: 1.2 GPI1973: 1.3 GPI1974: 1.2 GPI1975: 1.3 GPI1976: 1.2 GPI1977: 1.1 GPI1978: 1.1 GPI1979: 1.1 GPI1986: 1.2 GPI1987: 1.3 GPI1988: 1.3 GPI1989: 1.2 GPI1990: 1.3 GPI1991: 1.2 GPI1992: 1.2 GPI1993: 1.2 GPI2001: 1.2 GPI2002: 1.4 GPI2005: 1.3 GPI2006: 1.4 GPI2007: 1.4 GPI2008: 1.3 GPI2009: 1.3 GPI2010: 1.3 GPI2011: 1.4 GPI2012: 1.4 GPI2013: 1.4 GPI2014: 1.4 GPI2015: 1.3 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2015, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Suriname stood at 1.33 GPI.

The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Suriname peaked at 1.41 GPI in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.1 GPI, in 1977.

That places Suriname 3rd out of 195 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.21 GPI 1.1 GPI 1.32 GPI 9
1980s 1.27 GPI 1.23 GPI 1.32 GPI 4
1990s 1.22 GPI 1.19 GPI 1.28 GPI 4
2000s 1.32 GPI 1.18 GPI 1.41 GPI 7
2010s 1.36 GPI 1.31 GPI 1.39 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 1 Lesotho 1.35 GPI compare
  2. 2 Tuvalu 1.34 GPI compare
  3. 4 French Polynesia 1.27 GPI compare
  4. 5 Libya 1.18 GPI compare
  5. 6 Bangladesh 1.17 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Suriname?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Suriname was 1.33 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 1.41 GPI in 2002.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1 GPI in 1977.
How does Suriname rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Suriname ranks 3rd out of 195 countries with data for 2015.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
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.