School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Seychelles
Seychelles: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
56th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.17 GPIA
in 1975
All-time low
0.9899 GPIA
in 2014
Years of data
51
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Seychelles, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Seychelles peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.9899 GPIA, in 2014.
Seychelles ranks 56th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.14 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.17 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.12 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9961 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9899 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9934 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9899 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 53 Cambodia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 1.03 GPIA compare
- 55 Ecuador 1.03 GPIA compare
- 57 Puerto Rico 1.02 GPIA compare
- 58 Kyrgyzstan 1.02 GPIA compare
- 59 Brunei Darussalam 1.02 GPIA 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, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Seychelles?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Seychelles was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 1975.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9899 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Seychelles rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Seychelles ranks 56th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release