Lesotho vs Suriname: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Lesotho
0.9577 index
in 2024
Suriname
0.958 index
in 2024
Lesotho rank
180th
Suriname rank
179th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Lesotho
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.958 index against 0.9577 index in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0003 index.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 180th and Suriname ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.31 index | 0.9679 index | 0.3397 index | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.2 index | 0.9817 index | 0.2209 index | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.14 index | 0.9948 index | 0.142 index | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.9873 index | 0.9721 index | 0.0152 index | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.9653 index | 0.9649 index | 0.0005 index | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.9624 index | 0.8073 index | 0.155 index | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Lesotho or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.958 index against 0.9577 index in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Lesotho and Suriname?
- 0.0003 index, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Suriname?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Suriname rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 180th and Suriname ranks 179th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.