Primary completion rate, female in Seychelles
Seychelles: Primary completion rate, female was 93.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Seychelles, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, female in Seychelles stood at 93.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Seychelles peaked at 155.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 1970.
Seychelles ranks 107th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.8% | — |
| 1971 | 97.8% | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 105.5% | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 103.2% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 102.7% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 100.6% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 98.4% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 104.6% | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 101.6% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 96.8% | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 105.2% | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 102.6% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 101.4% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 110.7% | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 107.9% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 94.1% | -12.8% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 111.1% | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 99.1% | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 104.4% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 103.3% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 99.4% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 104.7% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 106.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 111.9% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 114.9% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 102.5% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 117.6% | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 105.6% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 117.5% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 117.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 124.4% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 142.9% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 116.4% | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 112.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 101.1% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 104.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 120.6% | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 112.0% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 129.5% | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 155.3% | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 128.5% | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 133.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 100.9% | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.1% | 87.8% | 105.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 101.7% | 94.1% | 110.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.0% | 99.1% | 111.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 117.2% | 102.5% | 142.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 120.1% | 101.1% | 155.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 105.4% | 93.5% | 133.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 104 Poland 94.3% compare
- 105 United States of America 94.1% compare
- 106 Macau, China 93.9% compare
- 108 Timor-Leste 93.3% compare
- 109 Cambodia 93.2% compare
- 110 Gambia 93.1% compare
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 primary completion rate, female in Seychelles?
- Primary completion rate, female in Seychelles was 93.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 155.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 1970.
- How does Seychelles rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Seychelles ranks 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.