School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Seychelles
Seychelles: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.41 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.41 years
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
152nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
15.6 years
in 2017
All-time low
7.43 years
in 1976
Years of data
51
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Seychelles, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Seychelles stood at 10.41 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Seychelles peaked at 15.6 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.43 years, in 1976.
That places Seychelles 152nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.45 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.66 years | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 7.87 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 7.86 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 8.14 years | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 7.75 years | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 7.43 years | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 8.23 years | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 8.61 years | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 8.88 years | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 9.6 years | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 10.34 years | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 10.73 years | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 11.26 years | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 11.57 years | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 11.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 11.57 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 11.72 years | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 12 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 11.99 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.97 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 12.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 11.89 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 11.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 11.17 years | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 11.33 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 12.97 years | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 12.38 years | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 11.44 years | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 11.73 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 11.55 years | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 12.62 years | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 12.3 years | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 13.09 years | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 13.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 11.94 years | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 11.85 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.75 years | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 12.7 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.58 years | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 13.69 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 14.47 years | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 15.6 years | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 15.09 years | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 14.47 years | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 14.15 years | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 13.53 years | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 11.07 years | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 10.87 years | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 10.41 years | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.89 years | 7.43 years | 8.61 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.8 years | 8.88 years | 11.72 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.79 years | 11.17 years | 12.05 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.44 years | 11.44 years | 13.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.61 years | 11.85 years | 15.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.01 years | 10.41 years | 14.15 years | 5 |
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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, male in Seychelles?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Seychelles was 10.41 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.43 years in 1976.
- How does Seychelles rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Seychelles ranks 152nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release