Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Seychelles
Seychelles: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 13.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Seychelles, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Seychelles is 13.5%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.3% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Seychelles peaked at 40.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2016.
That places Seychelles 67th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.8% | — |
| 1999 | 38.9% | +298.1% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | -31.7% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -48.0% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -30.7% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +49.2% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +27.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 13.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 2.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 13.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.3%, 42% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +298.1% | 9.8% | 38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 9.8% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 22.5% | 40.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 9.3% | 28.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 64 Dominican Republic 14.2% compare
- 65 Iran, Islamic Republic of 13.9% compare
- 66 Saint Lucia 13.8% compare
- 68 Ecuador 13.3% compare
- 69 Kuwait 13.2% compare
- 70 Armenia 13.0% compare
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Seychelles?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Seychelles was 13.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2016.
- How does Seychelles rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Seychelles ranks 67th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/