8 answers, 2 from the Seychelles's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
Government spending on education in Seychelles was 4.5% of GDP in 2023, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, which publishes the figure in its data browser and on its Seychelles country page. Education took 10.7% of total government spending in 2025.
The share of GDP compares spending with the size of the economy; the share of government spending shows the priority education gets in the budget. Budget documents are published on the Ministry of Finance's 2026 budget page.
6.8% of children of primary school age in Seychelles were out of school in 2024, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, which publishes the figure in its data browser and on its Seychelles country page. The rate was 3.9% for lower secondary age and 23.7% for upper secondary age.
The gross enrolment ratio for secondary school was 70.8% in 2024. The out-of-school rate is the share of children of the official age for a level who are not enrolled at any level, and it is calculated from enrolment records and population estimates, so revisions to either can change it.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts net primary school enrolment in the Seychelles at 92.2% in 2018. Since 2005 it has ranged from 92.0% (2017) to 95.5% (2005). Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 90.7%, and the Seychelles placed 9th highest of 19. Of 69 countries with 2018 data, 40th highest.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 70.8%. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 5th highest of 11 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 65.3%. World rank, highest first: 84th of 100.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts gross tertiary enrolment in the Seychelles at 14.5% in 2024. Its high point since 2011 was 2017, at 42.2%; its low point was 2012, at 1.6%. It is 6th highest of 14 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 12.9%. World rank, highest first: 78th of 90.
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, government spending on education in the Seychelles was 4.5% of GDP in 2023. Its high point since 2006 was 2015, at 4.9% of GDP; its low point was 2012, at 2.5% of GDP. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 3.3% of GDP, and the Seychelles placed 10th highest of 35. Of 112 countries with 2023 data, 40th highest.
In 2018, the number of primary pupils per teacher in the Seychelles was 14, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 23rd highest of 23 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 39. Of 85 countries with 2018 data, 67th highest.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts the primary completion rate in the Seychelles at 94.2% in 2024. The peak was 156.2% in 2021 and the low 94.0% in 2023. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 77.3%, and the Seychelles placed 3rd highest of 19. Worldwide: 59th of 104.
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