Education in Seychelles

2,269 indicators covering education for Seychelles.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 4,726 2024 up 11.6% 179th
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 17.1% 2023 down 65.4% 6th
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 19.0% 2024 down 15.9% 24th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 4,859 2025 up 48.8% 149th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 2,347 2025 up 47.5% 150th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 2,512 2025 up 50.0% 149th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 2,344 2024 up 10.9% 178th
Duration of compulsory education 11 years 2025 up 10.0% 65th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 20.3% 2024 down 12.6% 16th
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 17.9% 2024 down 19.0% 34th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0 1994 172nd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0 1994 169th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 90.0% 2024 up 25.2% 80th
Trained teachers in primary education, male 88.0% 2024 up 30.4% 78th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0 1994 173rd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0 1994 172nd
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 2,382 2024 up 12.3% 178th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP 4.5% 2023 up 23.1% 83rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 57.3% 2019 up 7.3% 130th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0 1994 174th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0 1994 176th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 1.3% 2023 down 80.0% 10th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.7% 2025 up 133.3% 175th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.3% 2025 183rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.1% 2025 up 57.1% 160th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 11.8% 2025 down 13.2% 128th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 8.0% 2025 down 32.8% 144th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 15.6% 2025 up 4.0% 118th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.2% 2025 down 60.0% 181st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.1% 2025 down 50.0% 185th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 0.3% 2025 down 57.1% 178th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.5128 modelled data 2025 down 35.4% 182nd
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 3,365 2024 up 10.6% 173rd
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.12 GPIA 2024 up 6.6% 8th
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.5% 2023 up 23.1% 83rd
Primary education, pupils 50.1% 2018 up 1.3% 14th
Inequality in education 0.0666 2023 123rd
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1993 160th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 61.4% 2019 up 3.8% 131st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 53.4% 2019 up 10.7% 130th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.15 GPI 2019 down 6.2% 31st
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 1,768 2024 up 16.2% 172nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.2727 modelled data 2025 192nd
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 101st
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 11 2025 up 10.0% 108th
End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 1.3% 2023 down 96.7% 17th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 1,597 2024 up 5.0% 172nd
Tertiary education, academic staff 53.4% 2024 up 36.1% 29th
Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 176th
End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2000 187th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.3333 modelled data 2025 up 16.7% 188th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 1993 161st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 1993 162nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 4.1% 2023 down 56.4% 19th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 94.4% 2024 down 21.0% 120th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 2.0% 2023 down 60.0% 14th
Persistence to grade 5, female 96.7% 2023 down 0.7% 52nd