Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Seychelles
Seychelles: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.9666 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.9666 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
69th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.9928 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.6596 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
9
1971–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Seychelles, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.9666 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Seychelles peaked at 0.9928 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6596 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Seychelles 69th out of 137 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6596 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9204 GPIA | +39.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9789 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.986 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.987 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9923 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9873 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9928 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9666 GPIA | -2.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.9666 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.9666 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5973 GPIA, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6596 GPIA | 0.6596 GPIA | 0.6596 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9204 GPIA | 0.9204 GPIA | 0.9204 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9874 GPIA | 0.9789 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9666 GPIA | 0.9666 GPIA | 0.9666 GPIA | 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 0.9666 GPIA 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 0.9928 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6596 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Seychelles rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Seychelles ranks 69th out of 137 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 down 1.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release