Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles
Seychelles: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 152 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 152 for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
That represents a change of up 126.9% on the previous year and up 123.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles peaked at 488 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 140th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 488 | — |
| 1999 | 31 | -93.6% |
| 2000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 54 | — |
| 2002 | 69 | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 62 | — |
| 2009 | 13 | -79.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 17 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 132 | — |
| 2016 | 14 | -89.4% |
| 2017 | 78 | +457.1% |
| 2018 | 7 | -91.0% |
| 2019 | 68 | +871.4% |
| 2020 | 35 | -48.5% |
| 2021 | 14 | -60.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 67 | — |
| 2024 | 152 | +126.9% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 152 is below the median for high income countries, which is 948, 16% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 152 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72,258, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +871.4% | 7 | 68 |
| 2017 | +457.1% | 14 | 78 |
| 2024 | +126.9% | 67 | 152 |
| 2002 | +27.8% | 54 | 69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 259.5 | 31 | 488 | 2 |
| 2000s | 22 | 0 | 69 | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.11 | 0 | 132 | 9 |
| 2020s | 53.6 | 0 | 152 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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 out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles was 152 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 488 in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Seychelles ranks 140th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release