Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Seychelles
Seychelles: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 85.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Seychelles, 1971–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 85.8% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Seychelles peaked at 85.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1971.
Seychelles ranks 24th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.3% | — |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +365.3% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +63.4% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 78.4% | 85.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 85.8% | 85.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Seychelles
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 588 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 761 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 442 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Seychelles?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Seychelles was 85.8% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1971.
- How does Seychelles rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Seychelles ranks 24th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.