Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) 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 (% of relevant age group) 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
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 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.