Over-age students, primary, female in Seychelles
Seychelles: Over-age students, primary, female was 3.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Seychelles, 1979–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary, female in Seychelles stood at 3.5%.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Seychelles peaked at 15.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2017.
Seychelles ranks 113th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 15.3% | — |
| 1993 | 12.3% | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 10.4% | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -38.4% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 7.9% | 12.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 8.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 110 Macau, China 3.7% compare
- 111 British Virgin Islands 3.6% compare
- 112 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.6% compare
- 114 Australia 3.4% compare
- 115 Luxembourg 3.4% compare
- 116 Italy 3.2% 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 over-age students, primary, female in Seychelles?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Seychelles was 3.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2017.
- How does Seychelles rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Seychelles ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.