Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Seychelles
Seychelles: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9969 GPIA in 2020. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Seychelles, 1971β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.9969 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Seychelles peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.9911 GPIA, in 2016.
Seychelles ranks 63rd of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9967 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9969 GPIA | 0.9969 GPIA | 0.9969 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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 0.9969 GPIA 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 1.02 GPIA in 1971.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9911 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Seychelles rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Seychelles ranks 63rd out of 133 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 down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release