Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Seychelles
Seychelles: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 97.4% in 2020. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Seychelles, 1971β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 97.4% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Seychelles peaked at 97.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1971.
That places Seychelles 47th out of 135 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 95.3% | 97.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 44 Luxembourg 98.4% compare
- 45 Montenegro 97.9% compare
- 46 Netherlands 97.4% compare
- 48 Italy 97.4% compare
- 49 Grenada 97.3%
- 50 Tonga 97.0% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Seychelles?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Seychelles was 97.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1971.
- How does Seychelles rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Seychelles ranks 47th out of 135 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release