Niger vs Suriname: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Niger
0.959 index
in 2024
Suriname
0.958 index
in 2024
Niger rank
176th
Suriname rank
179th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Niger
- Suriname
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.959 index against 0.958 index in Suriname, a difference of 0.001 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Suriname ahead.
Niger ranks 176th and Suriname ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5641 index | 0.9701 index | 0.406 index | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.5807 index | 0.9817 index | 0.401 index | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.5938 index | 0.9948 index | 0.401 index | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.723 index | 0.9721 index | 0.2491 index | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.8417 index | 0.9649 index | 0.1232 index | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.9339 index | 0.7688 index | 0.1651 index | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Niger or Suriname?
- Niger, at 0.959 index against 0.958 index in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Niger and Suriname?
- 0.001 index, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Suriname?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Suriname rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 176th and Suriname ranks 179th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β 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.