School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Seychelles

Seychelles: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.07 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.07 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
47th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.36 GPI
in 1975
All-time low
0.9431 GPI
in 1987
Years of data
46
1970–2019

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Seychelles, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Seychelles is 1.07 GPI, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Seychelles peaked at 1.36 GPI in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.9431 GPI, in 1987.

That places Seychelles 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Seychelles, 1970 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1970 1.32 GPI —
1971 1.32 GPI +0.4%
1972 1.23 GPI -7.2%
1973 1.29 GPI +4.7%
1974 1.22 GPI -5.3%
1975 1.36 GPI +11.8%
1976 1.32 GPI -3.2%
1978 1.24 GPI -6.3%
1979 1.2 GPI -3.0%
1980 1.18 GPI -1.8%
1981 1.16 GPI -1.0%
1982 1.18 GPI +1.1%
1983 1.1 GPI -6.9%
1985 1.02 GPI -7.0%
1986 0.9842 GPI -3.5%
1987 0.9431 GPI -4.2%
1988 0.9531 GPI +1.1%
1989 0.975 GPI +2.3%
1991 0.9921 GPI +1.8%
1992 1.01 GPI +2.0%
1993 1.03 GPI +1.4%
1994 1.03 GPI +0.4%
1995 0.9981 GPI -3.0%
1996 1.02 GPI +1.7%
1998 0.9999 GPI -1.5%
1999 1.08 GPI +8.2%
2000 1.11 GPI +2.2%
2001 1.08 GPI -2.2%
2002 1.08 GPI -0.2%
2003 1.08 GPI +0.1%
2004 1.1 GPI +2.1%
2005 1.07 GPI -3.2%
2006 1.07 GPI +0.3%
2007 1.09 GPI +1.6%
2008 1.11 GPI +2.0%
2009 1.09 GPI -1.5%
2010 1.05 GPI -4.1%
2011 1.05 GPI +0.3%
2012 0.9979 GPI -5.2%
2013 1.09 GPI +9.0%
2014 1.05 GPI -3.8%
2015 1.07 GPI +2.1%
2016 1.11 GPI +3.6%
2017 1.12 GPI +1.1%
2018 1.07 GPI -4.4%
2019 1.07 GPI -0.3%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 1.07 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 GPI, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 1.07 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9023 GPI, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.28 GPI 1.2 GPI 1.36 GPI 9
1980s 1.05 GPI 0.9431 GPI 1.18 GPI 9
1990s 1.02 GPI 0.9921 GPI 1.08 GPI 8
2000s 1.09 GPI 1.07 GPI 1.11 GPI 10
2010s 1.07 GPI 0.9979 GPI 1.12 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 44 British Virgin Islands 1.07 GPI compare
  2. 45 South Africa 1.07 GPI compare
  3. 46 Comoros 1.07 GPI compare
  4. 48 Costa Rica 1.07 GPI compare
  5. 49 Kuwait 1.07 GPI compare
  6. 50 Bahamas 1.06 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Seychelles?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Seychelles was 1.07 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 1.36 GPI in 1975.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9431 GPI in 1987.
How does Seychelles rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Seychelles ranks 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
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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.