School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Seychelles
Seychelles: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 1.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Seychelles, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Seychelles is 1.76 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Seychelles peaked at 2.43 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8084 years, in 1973.
Seychelles ranks 108th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8084 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.8244 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.02 years | +23.6% |
| 1978 | 1.16 years | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 1.04 years | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 2.01 years | +93.6% |
| 1987 | 1.96 years | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 2.02 years | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 2.06 years | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.05 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.95 years | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.93 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.96 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.02 years | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.05 years | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.03 years | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.97 years | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 2.07 years | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.88 years | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 2.08 years | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 2.14 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 2.43 years | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 2.21 years | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 2.34 years | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1 years | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.97 years | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 2.23 years | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 2.22 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.28 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.38 years | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.15 years | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 1.99 years | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9 years | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.98 years | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.01 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.99 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.12 years | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 2.01 years | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.93 years | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.76 years | -8.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1.76 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.41 years, 73% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1.76 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7533 years, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +93.6% | 1.04 years | 2.01 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9705 years | 0.8084 years | 1.16 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.01 years | 1.96 years | 2.06 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.01 years | 1.93 years | 2.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.14 years | 1.88 years | 2.43 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.14 years | 1.9 years | 2.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 years | 1.76 years | 2.12 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More education data for Seychelles
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Seychelles?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Seychelles was 1.76 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8084 years in 1973.
- How does Seychelles rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Seychelles ranks 108th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release