Progression to secondary school in Seychelles
Seychelles: Progression to secondary school was 97.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Seychelles, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Seychelles is 97.4%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Seychelles peaked at 99.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 1971.
That places Seychelles 82nd out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.7% | 83.6% | 97.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 98.5% | 97.0% | 99.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 98.1% | 95.9% | 99.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 94.9% | 99.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 95.0% | 99.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More education data for Seychelles
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 671 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI (2021)
- School enrollment, secondary 70.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Seychelles?
- Progression to secondary school in Seychelles was 97.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 1971.
- How does Seychelles rank for progression to secondary school?
- Seychelles ranks 82nd out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).