Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Seychelles
Seychelles: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 780 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Seychelles, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Seychelles stood at 780 number.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Seychelles peaked at 845 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 650 number, in 2010.
That places Seychelles 188th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 761 number | — |
| 1971 | 774 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 782 number | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 786 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 787 number | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 784 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 792 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 803 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 813 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 818 number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 817 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 815 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 812 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 807 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 800 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 790 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 804 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 818 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 831 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 841 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 845 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 825 number | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 809 number | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 796 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 788 number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 784 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 781 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 777 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 771 number | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 765 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 757 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 740 number | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 721 number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 702 number | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 684 number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 671 number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 672 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 671 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 668 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 662 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 650 number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 661 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 681 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 705 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 729 number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 748 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 762 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 771 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 776 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 778 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 780 number | +0.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 780 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 4% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 780 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 790 number | 761 number | 818 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 813.5 number | 790 number | 841 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 794.1 number | 765 number | 845 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 694.8 number | 662 number | 757 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 726.1 number | 650 number | 778 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 780 number | 780 number | 780 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 185 United States Virgin Islands 906 number compare
- 186 Grenada 896 number compare
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 827 number compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 723 number compare
- 190 Marshall Islands 709 number compare
- 191 American Samoa 689 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Seychelles?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Seychelles was 780 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 845 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 650 number in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Seychelles ranks 188th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.