Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Seychelles
Seychelles: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Seychelles, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Seychelles stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Seychelles peaked at 7.5% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.
That places Seychelles 130th out of 150 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 7.5% | — |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -63.9% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +27.0% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +43.8% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -34.9% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -82.9% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 29% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 2% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More education data for Seychelles
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Seychelles?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Seychelles was 0.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 1979.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- How does Seychelles rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Seychelles ranks 130th out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.