Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Seychelles
Seychelles: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 84.3% 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 84.3% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2020.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Seychelles peaked at 84.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1971.
That places Seychelles 21st out of 142 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 77.6% | 84.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 84.3% | 84.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Seychelles
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 671 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.38 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Seychelles?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Seychelles was 84.3% 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 84.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1971.
- How does Seychelles rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Seychelles ranks 21st out of 142 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 8.7%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.