Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Seychelles
Seychelles: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 93.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Seychelles, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Seychelles stood at 93.3%. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Seychelles peaked at 131.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 2024.
Seychelles ranks 171st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 94.8% | — |
| 1971 | 97.1% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 97.9% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 97.4% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 94.7% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 96.1% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 94.6% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 97.6% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 99.2% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 97.0% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 98.9% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 102.5% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 99.3% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 97.7% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 100.9% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 103.6% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 102.7% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 103.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 102.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 103.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 103.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 102.4% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 102.3% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 105.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 118.2% | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 116.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 105.6% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 106.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 105.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 115.0% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 117.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 126.1% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 131.3% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 128.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 110.8% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 111.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 113.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 113.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 120.3% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 123.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 124.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 129.0% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 121.8% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 117.4% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 110.7% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 106.5% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.1% | 94.3% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.7% | 94.6% | 102.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.1% | 102.3% | 105.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 117.1% | 105.6% | 131.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.5% | 110.8% | 129.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.0% | 93.3% | 110.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Seychelles
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Seychelles?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Seychelles was 93.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 131.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- Seychelles ranks 171st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release