Cameroon vs Suriname: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Cameroon
1.08 index
in 2025
Suriname
1.09 index
in 2025
Cameroon rank
35th
Suriname rank
32nd
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Cameroon
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.09 index against 1.08 index in Cameroon, a difference of 0.01 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Suriname ranks 32nd of 165 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8936 index | 0.9764 index | 0.0828 index | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.9782 index | 1.03 index | 0.0518 index | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1.06 index | 0.0541 index | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 1.08 index | 0.0331 index | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1.07 index | 1.09 index | 0.0143 index | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Cameroon or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.09 index against 1.08 index in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Cameroon and Suriname?
- 0.01 index, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Suriname?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Suriname rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Suriname ranks 32nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.