Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector was 1.05 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Seychelles, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 1.05 for share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 63.7% on the previous year and down 79.0% over ten years.
That places Seychelles 37th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.03 | — |
| 2020 | 3.71 | -26.2% |
| 2023 | 5.38 | +44.9% |
| 2024 | 2.91 | -45.9% |
| 2025 | 1.05 | -63.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1.05 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.89, 13% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1.05 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.15, 10% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.03 | 5.03 | 5.03 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.26 | 1.05 | 5.38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 34 North Macedonia 1.63 compare
- 35 Mongolia 1.52 compare
- 36 Serbia 1.47
- 38 Brunei Darussalam 0.531 compare
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.459 compare
More work & labour data for Seychelles
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3552 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3698 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2594 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 67.25 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 29.39 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 58.73 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 57.23 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 115.96 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Seychelles?
- Share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Seychelles was 1.05 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 5.38 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2025.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector?
- Seychelles ranks 37th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.