School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Seychelles
Seychelles: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.81 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Seychelles, 1973β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Seychelles stood at 1.81 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 2.36 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.916 years, in 1973.
Seychelles ranks 106th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 years | 0.916 years | 1.27 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.97 years | 1.54 years | 2.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 years | 1.97 years | 2.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 years | 1.85 years | 2.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 years | 1.95 years | 2.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 years | 1.81 years | 2.13 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 103 Dominica 1.82 years compare
- 104 Vanuatu 1.81 years compare
- 105 Solomon Islands 1.81 years compare
- 107 Rwanda 1.78 years compare
- 108 Cayman Islands 1.77 years compare
- 109 New Zealand 1.76 years compare
More education data for Seychelles
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 671 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Seychelles?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Seychelles was 1.81 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.916 years in 1973.
- How does Seychelles rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 106th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release