Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Seychelles

Seychelles: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 97.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
97.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
97th
of 189 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 1998
All-time low
84.1%
in 1979
Years of data
20
1979–2019

Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Seychelles, 1979–2019

0204060801001979199920191979: 84.1 %1993: 87.9 %1994: 90.9 %1995: 91.7 %1996: 92.1 %1998: 99.5 %1999: 97.8 %2000: 98.4 %2001: 91.2 %2002: 98.8 %2003: 99.4 %2004: 99.4 %2005: 99.3 %2013: 99.2 %2014: 99 %2015: 99.1 %2016: 98.3 %2017: 97.2 %2018: 97.1 %2019: 97.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Seychelles stood at 97.6%.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 99.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 1979.

That places Seychelles 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) in Seychelles, 1979 to 2019.
Year % Change
1979 84.1% —
1993 87.9% +4.6%
1994 90.9% +3.4%
1995 91.7% +0.9%
1996 92.1% +0.4%
1998 99.5% +8.0%
1999 97.8% -1.6%
2000 98.4% +0.5%
2001 91.2% -7.3%
2002 98.8% +8.4%
2003 99.4% +0.7%
2004 99.4% -0.1%
2005 99.3% -0.0%
2013 99.2% -0.1%
2014 99.0% -0.2%
2015 99.1% +0.1%
2016 98.3% -0.8%
2017 97.2% -1.0%
2018 97.1% -0.2%
2019 97.6% +0.5%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 97.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.9%, 99% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 97.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.1%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 84.1% 84.1% 84.1% 1
1990s 93.3% 87.9% 99.5% 6
2000s 97.7% 91.2% 99.4% 6
2010s 98.2% 97.1% 99.2% 7

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 94 Colombia 97.7% compare
  2. 95 Madagascar 97.7% compare
  3. 96 Bahrain 97.7% compare
  4. 98 Mozambique 97.6% compare
  5. 99 Lesotho 97.6% compare
  6. 100 Hong Kong 97.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Seychelles?
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Seychelles was 97.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1998.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 1979.
How does Seychelles rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
Seychelles ranks 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,541 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population. Divide the total number of students in the official school age range for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education by the population of the same age group and multiply the result by 100. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER provides a measure of the proportion of children in the official relevant school age group who are enrolled in levels of education below the one intended for their age. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER for primary education is due to enrolment in pre-primary education. The total NER should be based on total enrolment of the official relevant school age group in any level of education for all types of schools and education institutions, including public, private and all other institutions that provide organized educational programmes.