Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Seychelles

Seychelles: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 88.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
88.3%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
70th
of 173 countries
All-time high
88.3%
in 2019
All-time low
53.5%
in 1976
Years of data
46
1970–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Seychelles, 1970–2019

020406080197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Seychelles stood at 88.3%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Seychelles peaked at 88.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1976.

That places Seychelles 70th out of 173 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%) in Seychelles, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 58.0%
1971 59.3% +2.2%
1972 59.1% -0.3%
1973 59.6% +0.8%
1974 60.2% +1.0%
1975 59.3% -1.6%
1976 53.5% -9.7%
1978 57.4% +7.3%
1979 57.2% -0.3%
1980 57.2% -0.1%
1981 60.1% +5.1%
1982 64.4% +7.3%
1983 64.6% +0.3%
1985 73.8% +14.1%
1986 74.3% +0.8%
1987 73.8% -0.7%
1988 73.9% +0.1%
1989 73.6% -0.4%
1991 74.8% +1.7%
1992 74.8% +0.0%
1993 74.7% -0.2%
1994 76.5% +2.3%
1995 75.1% -1.8%
1996 76.0% +1.2%
1998 76.1% +0.1%
1999 71.2% -6.5%
2000 71.1% -0.1%
2001 66.3% -6.8%
2002 67.6% +2.0%
2003 67.9% +0.5%
2004 67.5% -0.6%
2005 72.1% +6.8%
2006 64.2% -10.9%
2007 75.9% +18.2%
2008 77.5% +2.0%
2009 77.3% -0.3%
2010 76.6% -0.9%
2011 66.6% -13.0%
2012 74.1% +11.2%
2013 73.8% -0.3%
2014 82.5% +11.7%
2015 82.5% +0.1%
2016 82.6% +0.1%
2017 83.6% +1.2%
2018 86.4% +3.3%
2019 88.3% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 58.2% 53.5% 60.2% 9
1980s 68.4% 57.2% 74.3% 9
1990s 74.9% 71.2% 76.5% 8
2000s 70.7% 64.2% 77.5% 10
2010s 79.7% 66.6% 88.3% 10

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 67 Dominican Republic 88.7% compare
  2. 68 Bulgaria 88.5% compare
  3. 69 Mexico 88.4% compare
  4. 71 Tunisia 87.5% compare
  5. 72 Mauritius 86.2% compare
  6. 73 Cuba 85.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Seychelles?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Seychelles was 88.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1976.
How does Seychelles rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
Seychelles ranks 70th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.