Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Seychelles
Seychelles: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 84.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
84.3%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
21st
of 142 countries
All-time high
84.9%
in 2019
All-time low
8.5%
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Seychelles is 84.3%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Seychelles peaked at 84.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1971.
Seychelles ranks 21st of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.5% | — |
| 2002 | 46.0% | +442.9% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | +68.5% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | -0.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 84.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 84.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.3%, 5.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 77.6% | 84.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 84.3% | 84.3% | 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 84.3% 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 84.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1971.
- How does Seychelles rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Seychelles ranks 21st out of 142 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 8.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release