Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Seychelles
Seychelles: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 97.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
97.4%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
48th
of 136 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 2019
All-time low
37.5%
in 1971
Years of data
9
1971–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Seychelles, 1971–2020
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 48th out of 136 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 37.5% | — |
| 2002 | 94.3% | +151.1% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 97.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.0%, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 97.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.4%, 2.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
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
- 45 Luxembourg 98.4% compare
- 46 Montenegro 97.9% compare
- 47 Netherlands 97.4% compare
- 49 Italy 97.4% compare
- 50 Grenada 97.3%
- 51 Tonga 97.0% compare
More education data for Seychelles
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.2 (2024)
- 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)
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 48th out of 136 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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February 2026 Data Release