Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname
Suriname: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.958 index in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.958 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 276.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname peaked at 1.07 index in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2544 index, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 179th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9875 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.9891 index | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9908 index | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9907 index | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9123 index | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9734 index | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9591 index | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.967 index | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9611 index | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9693 index | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9841 index | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9726 index | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9859 index | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9828 index | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9952 index | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.07 index | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9897 index | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9747 index | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9417 index | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9999 index | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9944 index | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9742 index | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9688 index | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9469 index | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9594 index | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9557 index | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9531 index | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9597 index | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9572 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9755 index | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9789 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9747 index | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9652 index | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9654 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9588 index | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9601 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9615 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9527 index | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9101 index | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2544 index | -72.1% |
| 2024 | 0.958 index | +276.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9701 index | 0.9123 index | 0.9908 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9817 index | 0.9693 index | 0.9952 index | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9948 index | 0.9417 index | 1.07 index | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9721 index | 0.9469 index | 1.01 index | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9649 index | 0.9531 index | 0.9789 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8073 index | 0.2544 index | 0.9615 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3466 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3202 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1289 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname was 0.958 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2544 index in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Suriname ranks 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.