School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Seychelles
Seychelles: School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years was 1.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Seychelles, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Seychelles stood at 1.6 years.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 3.15 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7019 years, in 2003.
That places Seychelles 8th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9042 years | — |
| 1999 | 0.9315 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9097 years | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8966 years | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9213 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7019 years | -23.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7248 years | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8264 years | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 1.33 years | +61.1% |
| 2008 | 1.56 years | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 1.53 years | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.47 years | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.23 years | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 1.23 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.19 years | +78.0% |
| 2015 | 1.76 years | -19.9% |
| 2016 | 1.89 years | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 2.41 years | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 2.54 years | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 2.5 years | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.31 years | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 3.15 years | +36.1% |
| 2022 | 1.82 years | -42.1% |
| 2023 | 1.81 years | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.6 years | -11.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1.6 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2012 years, 8.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1.6 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0567 years, 28.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +78.0% | 1.23 years | 2.19 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9179 years | 0.9042 years | 0.9315 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.04 years | 0.7019 years | 1.56 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.91 years | 1.23 years | 2.54 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.14 years | 1.6 years | 3.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 5 Grenada 1.77 years compare
- 6 Dominica 1.69 years compare
- 7 Gibraltar 1.65 years compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 1.57 years compare
- 10 Cook Islands 1.46 years compare
- 11 British Virgin Islands 1.37 years compare
More education data for Seychelles
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.2 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 713 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1994)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,588 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,091 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9,592 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0625 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Seychelles?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Seychelles was 1.6 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7019 years in 2003.
- How does Seychelles rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 8th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release