Share of primary school teachers who are women in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 87.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
87.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
49th
of 212 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 1979
All-time low
83.4%
in 2010
Years of data
39
1970–2024
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Seychelles, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 87.6% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Seychelles peaked at 98.0% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 2010.
Seychelles ranks 49th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90.0% | — |
| 1971 | 91.1% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 94.9% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 93.1% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 96.9% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 94.9% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 98.0% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 88.1% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 86.6% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 87.4% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 88.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 86.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 85.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 87.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 87.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.1% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 87.3% | 84.6% | 88.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 84.3% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 83.4% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 84.8% | 87.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 46 Philippines 88.3% compare
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 87.9% compare
- 48 Sri Lanka 87.9% compare
- 50 Cook Islands 87.5% compare
- 51 United States 87.5% compare
- 52 Argentina 87.4% compare
More education data for Seychelles
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 713 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1994)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,588 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,091 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9,592 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0625 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Seychelles?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Seychelles was 87.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Seychelles ranks 49th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.