Population of compulsory school age, male in Seychelles
Seychelles: Population of compulsory school age, male was 9,561 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Seychelles, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, male in Seychelles stood at 9,561. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Seychelles peaked at 9,561 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,953, in 2017.
Seychelles ranks 174th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8,076 | — |
| 1999 | 8,044 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 7,046 | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 7,039 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 7,662 | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 7,572 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 7,268 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 7,097 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 6,906 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 6,527 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 6,338 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 6,241 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 6,743 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 6,554 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 6,422 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 6,272 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 6,060 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 6,025 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 6,279 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 5,953 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 6,387 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 6,632 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 6,876 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 7,276 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 8,781 | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 8,881 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 9,435 | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 9,561 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,060 | 8,044 | 8,076 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,970 | 6,241 | 7,662 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,333 | 5,953 | 6,743 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,468 | 6,876 | 9,561 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 171 Saint Lucia 10,727 compare
- 172 Micronesia, Federated States of 9,808 compare
- 173 Grenada 9,804 compare
- 175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9,264 compare
- 176 Aruba 8,507 compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 6,299 compare
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 population of compulsory school age, male in Seychelles?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Seychelles was 9,561 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 9,561 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,953 in 2017.
- How does Seychelles rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Seychelles ranks 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release