Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Seychelles
Seychelles: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
50th
of 195 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1973
All-time low
99.4%
in 2022
Years of data
46
1973–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Seychelles, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Seychelles stood at 99.5%.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Seychelles peaked at 100.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2022.
That places Seychelles 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 100.0% | — |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 99.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 99.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.2%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 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 percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Seychelles?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Seychelles was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2022.
- How does Seychelles rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Seychelles ranks 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 46 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release