Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Seychelles
Seychelles: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Seychelles, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Seychelles stood at 16.7%.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and up 124.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Seychelles peaked at 85.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2020.
Seychelles ranks 49th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.9% | — |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +2882.6% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -91.3% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +151.9% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -65.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -61.3% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -37.0% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | +1748.3% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.5% | 2.4% | 85.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 1.5% | 28.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Seychelles
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 671 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Seychelles?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Seychelles was 16.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Seychelles ranks 49th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release