School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Seychelles
Seychelles: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) was 12.92 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Seychelles, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 12.92 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Seychelles peaked at 13.56 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.68 years, in 1970.
Seychelles ranks 97th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.68 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.98 years | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 8.26 years | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 8.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 8.58 years | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 8.17 years | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 7.82 years | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 8.56 years | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 8.8 years | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 8.95 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 9.64 years | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 10.37 years | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 10.76 years | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 11.32 years | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 11.61 years | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 11.59 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 11.49 years | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 11.43 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 11.56 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 11.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 11.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 11.88 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 11.83 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 11.82 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 11.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 12.01 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 11.79 years | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 11.51 years | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 11.86 years | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 12.08 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 11.73 years | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 12.79 years | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 11.51 years | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 12.67 years | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 12.64 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.87 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 11.47 years | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 13.55 years | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 13.21 years | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 13.56 years | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 13.51 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.39 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.93 years | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 13.07 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 12.92 years | -1.2% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 12.92 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.66 years, 82% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 12.92 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.86 years, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.24 years | 7.68 years | 8.8 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.8 years | 8.95 years | 11.61 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.79 years | 11.56 years | 12.01 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.13 years | 11.51 years | 12.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.05 years | 11.47 years | 13.56 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Seychelles?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Seychelles was 12.92 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 13.56 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.68 years in 1970.
- How does Seychelles rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Seychelles ranks 97th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.