School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Seychelles
Seychelles: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.45 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Seychelles, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Seychelles stood at 8.45 years. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 12.4 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.45 years, in 2024.
That places Seychelles 133rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.18 years | — |
| 1996 | 11.33 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 9.47 years | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 9.54 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 10.58 years | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 10.32 years | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 9.5 years | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 9.68 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 9.6 years | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 10.34 years | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 11.01 years | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 11.22 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 11.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.95 years | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 10.06 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.34 years | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 10.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 10.72 years | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 10.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 11.33 years | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 12.4 years | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 12.04 years | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 11.6 years | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 11.32 years | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 10.91 years | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 8.84 years | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 8.77 years | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 8.45 years | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.38 years | 9.47 years | 11.33 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.39 years | 9.5 years | 11.26 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.97 years | 9.95 years | 12.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.66 years | 8.45 years | 11.32 years | 5 |
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More education data for Seychelles
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Seychelles?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Seychelles was 8.45 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.45 years in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 133rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release