Seychelles
Last updated December 1, 2025
Composite GEFRI Score
Emerging readiness
Seychelles demonstrates early-stage readiness (60th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.
- Global percentile
- 60th
- Global rank
- Not ranked (microstate)
- Regional rank
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Country profile
Seychelles shows strong future-readiness momentum, with clear strengths in Infrastructure (77, 98th percentile).
Wide gaps between dimensions reveal structural weaknesses that slow coordinated progress. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation. Limited tertiary enrollment narrows future talent pipelines and innovation capacity.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.
Human Capital presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, Seychelles leads most clearly in School Access and Gender Parity, sitting well above the peer average.
Challenges: Innovation (15, 1st percentile). Closing these gaps will be key to sustaining progress.
Areas with room to grow: School Access and Gender Parity (74, 64th percentile) and Human Capital (45, 34th percentile). These dimensions sit close to global norms and could accelerate quickly with targeted investment.
Note: Several indicators use imputed values. Policymakers and planners should validate results further before committing to major initiatives.
Key insights
- Sits above the global median at the 60th percentile.
- Scores range from Infrastructure (77.2) to Innovation (15.2), reflecting variation across dimensions.
- Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: Sub-Saharan Africa
Composite GEFRI score
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 1 | South Africa | 57.14 |
| 65 | 2 | Mauritius | 56.84 |
| — | — | SeychellesMicrostate | 55.82 |
| 72 | 3 | Botswana | 55.57 |
| 108 | 4 | Namibia | 43.84 |
| 110 | 5 | Ghana | 41.23 |
| 114 | 6 | Cabo Verde | 39.72 |
| 120 | 7 | Eswatini | 37.49 |
| 127 | 8 | Gabon | 34.54 |
| 128 | 9 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.53 |
| 130 | 10 | Senegal | 33.52 |
| 131 | 11 | Rwanda | 33.46 |
| 133 | 12 | Kenya | 32.24 |
| 135 | 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.84 |
| 137 | 14 | Lesotho | 31.43 |
| 139 | 15 | Gambia, The | 30.95 |
| — | — | Sao Tome and PrincipeFCSMicrostate | 29.38 |
| 142 | 16 | Zambia | 28.60 |
| 143 | 17 | Tanzania | 28.42 |
| 144 | 18 | Benin | 28.31 |
| 146 | 19 | Togo | 28.16 |
| 147 | 20 | Angola | 27.99 |
| 148 | 21 | ZimbabweFCS | 27.68 |
| 150 | 22 | CameroonFCS | 27.47 |
| 151 | 23 | Mauritania | 25.86 |
| 152 | 24 | Sierra Leone | 25.59 |
| 153 | 25 | ComorosFCS | 25.31 |
| 154 | 26 | MozambiqueFCS | 24.91 |
| 155 | 27 | Congo, Rep.FCS | 24.74 |
| 157 | 28 | NigeriaFCS | 24.13 |
| 158 | 29 | Madagascar | 23.50 |
| 159 | 30 | Malawi | 23.45 |
| 160 | 31 | EthiopiaFCS | 23.38 |
| 161 | 32 | Burkina FasoFCS | 23.24 |
| 163 | 33 | MaliFCS | 23.05 |
| 164 | 34 | Guinea | 22.80 |
| 165 | 35 | Uganda | 22.62 |
| 166 | 36 | Guinea-BissauFCS | 21.96 |
| 167 | 37 | Liberia | 21.24 |
| 168 | 38 | NigerFCS | 20.29 |
| 169 | 39 | SudanFCS | 20.02 |
| 170 | 40 | BurundiFCS | 18.76 |
| 171 | 41 | EritreaFCS | 18.47 |
| 172 | 42 | Congo, Dem. Rep.FCS | 18.44 |
| 174 | 43 | ChadFCS | 15.58 |
| 175 | 44 | South SudanFCS | 15.30 |
| 176 | 45 | Somalia, Fed. Rep.FCS | 14.87 |
| 177 | 46 | Central African RepublicFCS | 13.56 |