Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname
Suriname: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.26 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname stood at 1.26 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname peaked at 1.26 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.01 index, in 1981.
That places Suriname 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.01 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.03 index | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.05 index | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.06 index | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.07 index | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.09 index | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.09 index | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.1 index | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.1 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1 index | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.11 index | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.13 index | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.14 index | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.15 index | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.16 index | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.17 index | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.17 index | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.18 index | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.19 index | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.19 index | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.2 index | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.2 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.19 index | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.19 index | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.18 index | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.18 index | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.19 index | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2 index | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.21 index | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.22 index | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.22 index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.23 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.23 index | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.23 index | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.24 index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.24 index | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.25 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.25 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.25 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.25 index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.25 index | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.26 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.26 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.25 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.26 index | +0.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1.26 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1.26 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 index | 1.01 index | 1.1 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.15 index | 1.1 index | 1.19 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 index | 1.18 index | 1.21 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 index | 1.22 index | 1.25 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 index | 1.25 index | 1.26 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More gender data for Suriname
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 158.99 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4271 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 506.66 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 506.66 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname was 1.26 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 index in 1981.
- How does Suriname rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Suriname ranks 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.