Education Spending: Seychelles
Seychelles's education spending is currently 4.454 % of GDP as of 2023. # Seychelles Education Spending Seychelles allocated 4.
Current (2023)
4.454 % of GDP
+21.7% y/y
Peak (1984)
11.306 % of GDP
Low (2012)
2.542 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1970–2023 · 32 pts
Education Spending — Seychelles
1970 — 2023
Education Spending — Seychelles
Analysis# Seychelles Education Spending
Seychelles allocated 4.454% of its GDP to education in 2023, positioning the island nation near the middle of its historical range. The current spending level remains substantially below the all-time peak of 11.306% recorded in 1984, yet well above the 2.542% low reached in 2012. Since 1970, education spending has grown 6.4% overall, reflecting modest upward movement across five decades despite significant volatility.
The most recent decade reveals a recovery pattern. After declining to near-record lows between 2012 and 2017, spending rebounded sharply in 2021 to 4.865%—the highest since 2015. The 2023 figure of 4.454% suggests stabilization around the 4-5% range after the pandemic-era fluctuations. This stabilized commitment indicates Seychelles maintains consistent education investment relative to economic output, though nowhere near the priority levels of the 1980s.
Historical Data
32 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.454 % of GDP | +21.73% |
| 2022 | 3.659 % of GDP | -24.79% |
| 2021 | 4.865 % of GDP | +16.19% |
| 2020 | 4.187 % of GDP | +17.65% |
| 2019 | 3.559 % of GDP | -0.97% |
| 2018 | 3.594 % of GDP | +7.41% |
| 2017 | 3.346 % of GDP | -16.79% |
| 2016 | 4.021 % of GDP | -18.19% |
| 2015 | 4.915 % of GDP | +24.37% |
| 2014 | 3.952 % of GDP | +9.23% |
| 2013 | 3.618 % of GDP | +42.33% |
| 2012 | 2.542 % of GDP | -29.97% |
| 2011 | 3.63 % of GDP | -19.03% |
| 2006 | 4.483 % of GDP | -11.26% |
| 2003 | 5.052 % of GDP | +3.50% |
| 2002 | 4.881 % of GDP | -1.29% |
| 1999 | 4.945 % of GDP | -12.20% |
| 1998 | 5.632 % of GDP | -22.97% |
| 1996 | 7.311 % of GDP | +0.97% |
| 1995 | 7.241 % of GDP | -14.60% |
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| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.479 % of GDP | +9.62% |
| 1989 | 7.735 % of GDP | -0.74% |
| 1988 | 7.793 % of GDP | -14.64% |
| 1986 | 9.13 % of GDP | -5.07% |
| 1985 | 9.618 % of GDP | -14.93% |
| 1984 | 11.306 % of GDP | +138.22% |
| 1976 | 4.746 % of GDP | +9.23% |
| 1975 | 4.345 % of GDP | +1.45% |
| 1974 | 4.283 % of GDP | +0.85% |
| 1972 | 4.247 % of GDP | +4.45% |
| 1971 | 4.066 % of GDP | -2.91% |
| 1970 | 4.188 % of GDP | — |
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