Papua New Guinea vs Suriname: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Papua New Guinea
1.23 index
in 2025
Suriname
1.26 index
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
Suriname rank
9th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.26 index against 1.23 index in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.03 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 9th of 164 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6402 index | 1.07 index | 0.4259 index | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.8007 index | 1.15 index | 0.3484 index | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.9416 index | 1.19 index | 0.2515 index | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.1 index | 1.23 index | 0.13 index | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1.21 index | 1.25 index | 0.0421 index | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Papua New Guinea or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.26 index against 1.23 index in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
- 0.03 index, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 9th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, 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 equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.