School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Seychelles

Seychelles: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.04 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.04 GPI
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
13th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.9912 GPI
in 2005
Years of data
23
1995–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Seychelles, 1995–2019

00.250.50.7511995200720191995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 0.998 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 0.991 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 1.04 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2019.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Seychelles peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9912 GPI, in 2005.

Seychelles ranks 13th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Seychelles, 1995 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1995 1.02 GPI —
1996 1.01 GPI -0.4%
1998 1.02 GPI +0.5%
1999 1.03 GPI +1.5%
2000 1.03 GPI -0.5%
2001 1.03 GPI -0.0%
2002 1.01 GPI -1.8%
2003 0.9984 GPI -1.0%
2004 1.01 GPI +1.1%
2005 0.9912 GPI -1.8%
2007 1.02 GPI +2.8%
2008 1.03 GPI +1.1%
2009 1.03 GPI -0.3%
2010 1.01 GPI -1.2%
2011 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2012 1.03 GPI +1.7%
2013 1.03 GPI -0.3%
2014 1.02 GPI -1.0%
2015 1.03 GPI +0.7%
2016 1.03 GPI +0.2%
2017 1.04 GPI +1.0%
2018 1.04 GPI +0.2%
2019 1.04 GPI -0.8%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 1.04 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9934 GPI, 1.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 1.04 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.982 GPI, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.03 GPI 4
2000s 1.02 GPI 0.9912 GPI 1.03 GPI 9
2010s 1.03 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.04 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 10 Suriname 1.05 GPI compare
  2. 11 Mexico 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 12 Nauru 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 14 Albania 1.03 GPI compare
  5. 15 Tanzania 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 16 Burkina Faso 1.03 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Seychelles?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Seychelles was 1.04 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9912 GPI in 2005.
How does Seychelles rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Seychelles ranks 13th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.