Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles
Seychelles: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes was 3,066 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles stood at 3,066 number.
The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 3,526 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1,542 number, in 1973.
That places Seychelles 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1,542 number | — |
| 1974 | 1,560 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1,787 number | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 2,130 number | +19.2% |
| 1979 | 1,805 number | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 2,568 number | +42.3% |
| 1981 | 3,342 number | +30.1% |
| 1982 | 3,526 number | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 2,917 number | -17.3% |
| 1984 | 3,110 number | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 3,180 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 3,330 number | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 3,217 number | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 3,243 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 3,456 number | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 3,412 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 3,257 number | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 3,199 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 3,125 number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 3,167 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3,250 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 3,262 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 3,242 number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 3,304 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 3,212 number | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 3,065 number | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 2,775 number | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 2,805 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2,663 number | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 2,838 number | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 2,826 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,823 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,835 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,923 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2,928 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,935 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,916 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3,001 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2,940 number | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 3,030 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,986 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3,102 number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 3,091 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3,065 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,066 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,765 number | 1,542 number | 2,130 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 3,189 number | 2,568 number | 3,526 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,243 number | 3,125 number | 3,412 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,848 number | 2,663 number | 3,065 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,013 number | 2,916 number | 3,102 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,655 number compare
- 174 Bahamas 3,594 number compare
- 175 Saint Lucia 3,236 number compare
- 177 Guam 2,892 number compare
- 178 Aruba 2,811 number compare
- 179 American Samoa 2,694 number compare
More education data for Seychelles
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 671 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles was 3,066 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 3,526 number in 1982.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,542 number in 1973.
- How does Seychelles rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.