Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Seychelles
Seychelles: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 1,756 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Seychelles, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Seychelles stood at 1,756. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Seychelles peaked at 1,756 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,074, in 2016.
That places Seychelles 192nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,657 | — |
| 1971 | 1,700 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 1,727 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1,726 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,704 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 1,678 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1,659 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 1,666 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1,668 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,660 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1,655 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1,653 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,652 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,638 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1,583 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 1,568 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1,605 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1,632 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1,620 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1,591 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1,577 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1,599 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1,624 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1,613 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,574 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,540 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1,533 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,587 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1,577 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,530 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 1,423 | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 1,447 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,502 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1,412 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 1,142 | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 1,215 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1,270 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 1,150 | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 1,131 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,407 | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 1,300 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 1,339 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1,251 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 1,364 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 1,219 | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 1,319 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 1,074 | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 1,459 | +35.8% |
| 2018 | 1,679 | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 1,534 | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 1,451 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1,511 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 1,628 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 1,686 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 1,751 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 1,756 | +0.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1,756 is below the median for high income countries, which is 40,266, 4% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1,756 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 414,762, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +35.8% | 1,074 | 1,459 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,684 | 1,657 | 1,727 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,620 | 1,568 | 1,655 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,575 | 1,530 | 1,624 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,310 | 1,131 | 1,502 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,354 | 1,074 | 1,679 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,630 | 1,451 | 1,756 | 6 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Seychelles?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Seychelles was 1,756 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1,756 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,074 in 2016.
- How does Seychelles rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Seychelles ranks 192nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release