School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Seychelles
Seychelles: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.61 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Seychelles, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Seychelles stood at 5.61 years. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 8.13 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.61 years, in 2024.
Seychelles ranks 130th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.98 years | 5.83 years | 6.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.05 years | 5.84 years | 6.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.31 years | 6.21 years | 6.42 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.01 years | 6.34 years | 7.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.24 years | 6.7 years | 8.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.25 years | 5.61 years | 7.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More education data for Seychelles
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 671 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Seychelles?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Seychelles was 5.61 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 8.13 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 years in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 130th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release