Seychelles

Sub-Saharan Africa · High income· 121K inhabitants

Last updated: November 1, 2025

Note: This country is classified as a microstate (population under 300,000) and is indexed but not included in GEFRI global or regional rankings. Microstates are excluded from rankings because their unique population size, geographic scale, and special conditions can result in atypical data patterns that may not be directly comparable with larger countries. This helps ensure that rankings are more meaningful and fair for all measured countries.

Futures readiness profile

Key insights: Seychelles

Key areas of strength for Seychelles: Infrastructure (81, 99th percentile). This reflects substantial capacity for education futures readiness and may serve as models for broader policy learning or international benchmarking.

Critical gaps holding back overall readiness: Innovation (15, 1st percentile). Addressing weak points should be prioritized, as futures readiness demands robust performance across all GEFRI dimensions, not only in select areas.

Areas of untapped potential: School Access and Gender Parity (74, 60th percentile) and Human Capital (44, 36th percentile). While these scores are at or near the global average, substantial progress and greater ambition are needed to drive transformation and strengthen the country’s future in education.

Composite GEFRI Score

56.38

59th percentile

Higher scores indicate greater education futures readiness

Component scores

School Access and Gender Parity74.17

Above global avg. · 60th %-tile

Infrastructure81.00

Above global avg. · 99th %-tile

Measures the availability and quality of basic digital and electrical infrastructure that supports education.

Governance67.30

Above global avg. · 82nd %-tile

Captures the effectiveness and quality of policies, regulations, and governance that shape the educational environment.

Human Capital44.48

Near the global average · 36th %-tile

Assesses the educational attainment and capacity of a country’s population, focusing on access and completion at secondary and tertiary levels as well as literacy.

Innovation14.96

Below global avg. · 1st %-tile

Reflects a country’s capacity to foster, produce, and apply new knowledge and technology in society and education.

Regional peers: Sub-Saharan Africa

Global rank	Regional rank	Country	Score
67	1	South Africa	57.46
69	2	Mauritius	57.15
—	—	Seychelles(microstate)	56.38
75	3	Botswana	55.79
112	4	Namibia	44.52
116	5	Equatorial Guinea	40.82
117	6	Ghana	40.79
120	7	Cabo Verde	39.65
124	8	Eswatini	37.11
127	9	Gabon	35.25
130	10	Kenya	33.75
132	11	Senegal	32.90
133	12	Rwanda	32.79
135	13	Cote d'Ivoire	31.31
138	14	Lesotho	30.80
—	—	Sao Tome and Principe(microstate)	30.79
140	15	Gambia, The	30.16
141	16	Zambia	29.98
143	17	Zimbabwe	28.03
145	18	Tanzania	27.71
146	19	Benin	27.46
148	20	Togo	27.30
149	21	Angola	27.12
150	22	Cameroon	26.66
151	23	Sierra Leone	25.51
152	24	Nigeria	25.34
154	25	Mauritania	24.95
155	26	Congo, Rep.	24.86
156	27	Comoros	24.58
158	28	Mozambique	23.72
159	29	Uganda	23.62
160	30	Ethiopia	23.20
161	31	Guinea-Bissau	23.13
162	32	Guinea	22.69
163	33	Madagascar	22.51
164	34	Malawi	22.41
165	35	Burkina Faso	22.16
166	36	Mali	21.92
167	37	Liberia	19.95
168	38	Congo, Dem. Rep.	19.22
169	39	Niger	18.89
170	40	Sudan	18.72
172	41	Burundi	17.51
173	42	Eritrea	17.07
174	43	South Sudan	15.84
175	44	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	15.50
176	45	Chad	13.99
177	46	Central African Republic	13.93