School enrollment, secondary in Seychelles
Seychelles: School enrollment, secondary was 80.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Seychelles, 1979–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, secondary in Seychelles stood at 80.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Seychelles peaked at 89.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 1979.
That places Seychelles 85th out of 154 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 44.9% | — |
| 1993 | 78.9% | +75.6% |
| 1994 | 82.2% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 82.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 83.6% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 89.7% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 66.6% | -25.8% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 71.2% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 79.1% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 80.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.5%, 87% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 80.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.8%, 2.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +75.6% | 44.9% | 78.9% |
| 1999 | -25.8% | 89.7% | 66.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.9% | 44.9% | 44.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 80.5% | 66.6% | 89.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 65.3% | 81.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 73.9% | 80.6% | 7 |
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 school enrollment, secondary in Seychelles?
- School enrollment, secondary in Seychelles was 80.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 1979.
- How does Seychelles rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Seychelles ranks 85th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.