Secondary education, duration in Seychelles
Seychelles: Secondary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 209 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1970
All-time low
5 years
in 1984
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Secondary education, duration in Seychelles, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 7 years for secondary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Seychelles peaked at 7 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1984.
That places Seychelles 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8 years | 5 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2 years | 5 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
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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 secondary education, duration in Seychelles?
- Secondary education, duration in Seychelles was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1984.
- How does Seychelles rank for secondary education, duration?
- Seychelles ranks 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.