School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Seychelles
Seychelles: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 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 127 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 non-tertiary, both sexes 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% |
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 British Virgin Islands 1.37 years compare
- 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.21 years compare
More education data for Seychelles
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 671 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.38 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.4% (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 127 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