School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Seychelles
Seychelles: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
79th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 1975
All-time low
0.9521 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
54
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Seychelles, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Seychelles stood at 1 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Seychelles peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.9521 GPIA, in 2015.
Seychelles ranks 79th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.05 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9941 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9873 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9954 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9989 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9881 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9903 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9825 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9992 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9732 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9521 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9975 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9955 GPIA | 0.9825 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9521 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9975 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Seychelles?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Seychelles was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 1975.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9521 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Seychelles rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Seychelles ranks 79th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release