Seychelles's secondary education, general pupils (% female) was 51.02% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.25 percentage points from 50.78% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 51.02% | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 51.66% | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 50.78% | 2008 |
| Highest | 56.23% | 1976 |
| Lowest | 48.15% | 1987 |
| Average since 2009 | 50.97% | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 54.11% | 1970 |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Seychelles' secondary education, general pupils (% female) fell 2.08 percentage points on 2017 (from 53.1% to 51.02%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2017), the average change was +0.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.77 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.27 percentage points in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.08 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.33 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 56% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2018, Seychelles had the 22nd highest value of the 84 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Seychelles | 51.02% | 2018 |
| World | 48.61% | 2018 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.86% | 2018 |
| High income | 49.36% | 2018 |
Closest to Seychelles in the 2018 ranking
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 18th of 84: 51.45%
- Sri Lanka — 19th of 84: 51.37%
- Malaysia — 20th of 84: 51.28%
- Madagascar — 22nd of 84: 51%
- Tanzania — 23rd of 84: 50.97%
- Samoa — 24th of 84: 50.95%
What this measures
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 47 values
| Year | Secondary education, general pupils (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 51.02 |
| 2017 | 53.1 |
| 2016 | 52.62 |
| 2015 | 51.77 |
| 2014 | 51.07 |
| 2013 | 51.66 |
| 2012 | 49.39 |
| 2011 | 49.32 |
| 2010 | 49.44 |
| 2009 | 50.33 |
| 2008 |
Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in nearby economies
- Angola — 39.06% (2016)
- Benin — 42.66% (2016)
- Botswana — 51.54% (2015)
- Burkina Faso — 49.3% (2018)
- Burundi — 53.26% (2018)
- Cabo Verde — 52.53% (2018)
- Cameroon — 48.46% (2016)
- Central African Republic — 40.05% (2017)
- Chad — 31.18% (2016)
- Comoros — 50.79% (2018)
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)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (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)
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Questions people ask
- What is Seychelles's secondary education, general pupils (% female)?
- 51.02% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 3.08 percentage points from 54.11% in 1970. The highest value was 56.23% in 1976 and the lowest 48.15% in 1987.
- How does Seychelles rank?
- 22nd highest of 84 economies with data for 2018.
- Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils (% female) unusual for Seychelles?
- In 2018, Seychelles' secondary education, general pupils (% female) fell 2.08 percentage points on 2017 (from 53.1% to 51.02%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2017), the average change was +0.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.77 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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