Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname
Suriname: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.09 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname stood at 1.09 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname peaked at 1.09 index in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9686 index, in 1986.
That places Suriname 32nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9764 index | 0.9686 index | 0.9881 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.03 index | 0.9946 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 index | 1.05 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 index | 1.06 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.09 index | 1.09 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Suriname
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 5,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 5,227 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 5,210 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 5,403 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Suriname was 1.09 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 index in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9686 index in 1986.
- How does Suriname rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Suriname ranks 32nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Primary school completion rates, 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 equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.