Seychelles: Secondary education, duration (years)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Seychelles' secondary education, duration (years) did not change 0 on 2024 (from 7 to 7).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.07 and a typical year strayed about 0.37 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2 in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 2 in 1984. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Seychelles had the 26th highest value of the 209 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Seychelles in the 2025 ranking

• Russian Federation — 72nd of 209: 7
• Samoa — 73rd of 209: 7
• Senegal — 74th of 209: 7
• Sierra Leone — 76th of 209: 7
• Slovenia — 77th of 209: 7
• Solomon Islands — 78th of 209: 7

What this measures

Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

Limitations: The presence of national legislation does not guarantee that countries will implement it effectively, nor does it ensure that parents will take advantage of the provisions available for their children.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 56 values

Secondary education, duration (years) in nearby economies

• Angola — 6 (2025)
• Benin — 7 (2025)
• Botswana — 5 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 7 (2025)
• Burundi — 7 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 6 (2025)
• Cameroon — 7 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 7 (2025)
• Chad — 7 (2025)
• Comoros — 7 (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

More education data for Seychelles

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 9,592 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 93.38% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 93.49% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 93.28% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 8,091 (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 70.82% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Seychelles's secondary education, duration (years)?

7 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is unchanged at from 7 in 1970. The highest value was 7 in 1970 and the lowest 5 in 1984.

How does Seychelles rank?

26th highest of 209 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in secondary education, duration (years) unusual for Seychelles?

In 2025, Seychelles' secondary education, duration (years) did not change 0 on 2024 (from 7 to 7). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.07 and a typical year strayed about 0.37 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.DURS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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