Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Seychelles
Seychelles: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 4.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Seychelles, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Seychelles stood at 4.5%.
That represents a change of up 21.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Seychelles peaked at 11.3% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2012.
That places Seychelles 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.2% | — |
| 1971 | 4.1% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 4.2% | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 4.3% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 4.3% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 4.7% | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 11.3% | +138.2% |
| 1985 | 9.6% | -14.9% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 7.7% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | -23.0% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -30.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +42.3% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +21.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 4.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 4.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +138.2% | 4.7% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 7.7% | 11.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 4.9% | 8.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More education data for Seychelles
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Seychelles?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Seychelles was 4.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 1984.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2012.
- How does Seychelles rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.