How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sri Lanka?

18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Seychelles vs Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Seychelles

14.19 years

in 2019

Sri Lanka

14.11 years

in 2018

Seychelles rank

80th

Sri Lanka rank

81st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

Seychelles
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 14.19 years against 14.11 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Seychelles ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Seychelles	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8.61 years	8.26 years	0.3465 years	Seychelles
1980s	11.02 years	10.36 years	0.6586 years	Seychelles
1990s	11.99 years	11.7 years	0.2875 years	Seychelles
2010s	13.47 years	13.84 years	0.3743 years	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Seychelles or Sri Lanka?: Seychelles, at 14.19 years against 14.11 years in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Seychelles and Sri Lanka?: 0.08 years, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sri Lanka?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Seychelles and Sri Lanka rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?: Seychelles ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.