Over-age students, primary, male in Seychelles
Seychelles: Over-age students, primary, male was 3.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Seychelles, 1979–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary, male in Seychelles stood at 3.7%.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Seychelles peaked at 15.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2015.
Seychelles ranks 120th 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, male in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 15.7% | — |
| 1993 | 12.4% | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -38.6% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 8.6% | 12.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 117 Romania 3.8% compare
- 118 Saudi Arabia 3.8% compare
- 119 Luxembourg 3.7% compare
- 121 Kiribati 3.7% compare
- 122 Russian Federation 3.6% compare
- 123 Cuba 3.4% 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 over-age students, primary, male in Seychelles?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Seychelles was 3.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2015.
- How does Seychelles rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Seychelles ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. 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, male (% of male 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.