Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 10.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Seychelles, 1984–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Seychelles is 10.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Seychelles peaked at 27.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2012.
Seychelles ranks 138th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.5% | 18.3% | 27.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 9.4% | 15.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.2% | 12.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 6.8% | 15.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 9.2% | 13.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More economy & growth data for Seychelles
- Gross national expenditure 113.0% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.90 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 94.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita 286,401 current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 2.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 39.74 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 2.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita 19,449 current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 79.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 129.09 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Seychelles?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Seychelles was 10.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2012.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Seychelles ranks 138th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.