Suriname vs Zimbabwe: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Suriname
1.09 index
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.08 index
in 2025
Suriname rank
32nd
Zimbabwe rank
34th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Suriname
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.09 index against 1.08 index in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 165 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9764 index | 0.935 index | 0.0414 index | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.03 index | 0.9857 index | 0.0443 index | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1.06 index | 1.04 index | 0.0123 index | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.08 index | 1.07 index | 0.008 index | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.08 index | 0.0105 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, Suriname or Zimbabwe?
- Suriname, at 1.09 index against 1.08 index in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Suriname and Zimbabwe?
- 0.01 index, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Zimbabwe rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Suriname ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 34th 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.