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Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · High income
Seychelles: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 104.3% (2021), 14th of 176 in the world and 3rd of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary enrolment is 93.4% (2024), 151st of 191 in the world and 25th of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary completion is 94.2% (2024), 87th of 168 in the world and 6th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Seychelles in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 104.3%2021 | 14/176 | 3/39 | 100.3% | 107.1% | 96.5% | +1.1 ppsince 2011 | 28.1% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 93.4%2024 | 151/191 | 25/41 | 118.1% | 111.3% | 114.2% | −24.9 ppsince 2014 | 97.1% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 94.2%2024 | 87/168 | 6/36 | 112.9% | 115.0% | 127.8% | −26.2 ppsince 2014 | 68.9% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 70.8%2024 | 139/176 | 10/34 | 86.0% | 76.2% | 102.2% | −18.6 ppsince 2014 | 45.9% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 93.2%2024 | 74/168 | 2/34 | 119.6% | 108.2% | 139.0% | −28.4 ppsince 2014 | 44.4% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 14.5%2024 | 143/172 | 12/34 | · | 2.9%2011 | 26.9% | +7.2 ppsince 2014 | 9.3% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 6.8%2024 | 60/178 | 25/38 | 0.6%2001 | · | 3.2%2021 | +6.7 ppsince 2004 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 93.9%2010 | 69/141 | 2/41 | 91.8%2002 | 93.9% | · | +6.1 ppsince 1994 | 68.7% | 97.7% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.0%2010 | 56/148 | 2/42 | 99.1%2002 | 99.0% | · | +0.2 ppsince 1994 | 79.0% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 14.52018 | 116/173 | 40/40 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 14.52018 | +11%since 2008 | 37.4 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 4.5%2023 | 80/184 | 13/43 | 4.9%1999 | 3.6%2011 | 4.2% | +0.8 ppsince 2013 | 3.3% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 10.7%2025 | 128/179 | 32/42 | 9.4%1999 | 10.4%2011 | 9.2% | −4.9 ppsince 2015 | 15.4% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+1.1 pp104.3% in 2021
- Tertiary enrolment+7.2 pp14.5% in 2024
- Adult literacy+6.1 pp93.9% in 2010
- Youth literacy+0.2 pp99.0% in 2010
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−26.2 pp94.2% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−18.6 pp70.8% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−28.4 pp93.2% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+6.7 pp6.8% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Seychelles and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Seychelles. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Seychelles | Tanzania | France | Madagascar | Mauritius | Comoros |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 104.3%2021 | 77.3%2021 | 106.7%2020 | 40.1%2019 | 102.0%2021 | 21.8%2018 |
| Primary enrolment | 93.4%2024 | 92.7%2024 | 103.4%2024 | 132.7%2024 | 107.3%2024 | 97.0%2024 |
| Primary completion | 94.2%2024 | 77.3%2024 | — | 60.7%2024 | 83.2%2024 | 72.7%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 70.8%2024 | 28.2%2021 | 103.8%2024 | 34.1%2021 | 90.7%2024 | 54.8%2022 |
| Lower secondary completion | 93.2%2024 | 34.2%2024 | 99.5%2024 | 30.9%2024 | 83.5%2019 | 44.1%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 14.5%2024 | 4.0%2024 | 71.5%2024 | 6.1%2023 | 45.8%2024 | 18.8%2017 |
| Out-of-school children | 6.8%2024 | 16.4%2024 | 0.2%2024 | 3.4%2024 | 0.8%2024 | 20.6%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 93.9%2010 | 78.2%2022 | — | 74.7%2021 | 94.3%2023 | 75.6%2021 |
| Youth literacy | 99.0%2010 | 87.1%2022 | — | 82.4%2021 | 99.8%2023 | 90.8%2021 |