School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Seychelles
Seychelles: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 2.32 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Seychelles, 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Seychelles is 2.32 GPI, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Seychelles peaked at 3.53 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.86 GPI, in 2016.
Seychelles ranks 3rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.32 GPI | — |
| 2012 | 3.53 GPI | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 2.28 GPI | -35.3% |
| 2014 | 2.69 GPI | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 2.19 GPI | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 1.86 GPI | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 2.36 GPI | +26.9% |
| 2018 | 2.13 GPI | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 2.32 GPI | +8.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 2.32 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 1.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 2.32 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More education data for Seychelles
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.2 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Seychelles?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Seychelles was 2.32 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 GPI in 2016.
- How does Seychelles rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Seychelles ranks 3rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.