Unemployment with advanced education in Seychelles
Seychelles: Unemployment with advanced education was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Seychelles, 2014–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education in Seychelles stood at 1.7%.
That represents a change of up 23.7% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Seychelles peaked at 4.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2023.
That places Seychelles 118th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment with advanced education in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.3% | — |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +123.5% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -68.3% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 4.4% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Seychelles
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 29.39 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 115.96 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Seychelles?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Seychelles was 1.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- How does Seychelles rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Seychelles ranks 118th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).