Seychelles — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Seychelles, 1970–2023.
Education spending for Seychelles was 4.45% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 years, from 1970 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 11.31% in 1984. The lowest was 2.54% in 2012 (about 1.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.12% per year.
Seychelles ranks 75 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 44%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Seychelles sits above it. It peaked in 1984 and has fallen 61% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 23%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 13 of 41 economies; Cabo Verde (4.35%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 138% in 1984. That is 11% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1970 level: doubled by 1984.
World ranking. Slipped: 11th of 31 in 1970 → 91st of 157 in 2020 → 37th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.45% | +0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 3.66% | -1.2 pp |
| 2021 | 4.87% | +0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 4.19% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 3.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 3.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 3.35% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 4.02% | -0.9 pp |
| 2015 | 4.91% | +1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 3.95% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 3.62% | +1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 2.54% | -1.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.63% | -0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 4.48% | -0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 5.05% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 4.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 4.94% | -0.7 pp |
| 1998 | 5.63% | -1.7 pp |
| 1996 | 7.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 7.24% | -1.2 pp |
| 1994 | 8.48% | +0.7 pp |
| 1989 | 7.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 7.79% | -1.3 pp |
| 1986 | 9.13% | -0.5 pp |
| 1985 | 9.62% | -1.7 pp |
| 1984 | 11.31% | +6.6 pp |
| 1976 | 4.75% | +0.4 pp |
| 1975 | 4.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 4.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 4.25% | +0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 4.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 4.19% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Seychelles’s Education spending in 1971?
4.07% (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Seychelles’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +6.3% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4.45%; 2022: 3.66%; 2021: 4.87%; 2020: 4.19%; 2019: 3.56%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.