Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) was 93.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Seychelles, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Seychelles is 93.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 99.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 1979.
Seychelles ranks 137th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 84.2% | — |
| 1993 | 91.7% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 94.1% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 98.8% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 99.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | -3.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 93.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.2%, 95% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 93.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.2% | 84.2% | 84.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.9% | 91.7% | 98.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 98.7% | 99.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 96.6% | 99.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 93.2% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 134 Nicaragua 93.3% compare
- 135 China 93.3% compare
- 136 Montserrat 93.3% compare
- 138 East Timor 93.1% compare
- 139 Saint Lucia 93.0% compare
- 140 Trinidad and Tobago 92.8% compare
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Seychelles?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Seychelles was 93.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 1979.
- How does Seychelles rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 137th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release