Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Seychelles
Seychelles: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 85.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Seychelles, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 85.8% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Seychelles peaked at 85.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1971.
That places Seychelles 24th out of 140 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 85.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.7%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 85.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.5%, 4.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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 upper secondary education or in Seychelles?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Seychelles was 85.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1971.
- How does Seychelles rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Seychelles ranks 24th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release