Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Seychelles
Seychelles: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 901 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Seychelles, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 901 for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Seychelles peaked at 901 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 550, in 2007.
Seychelles ranks 192nd of 222 countries on this measure, 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, male in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 845 | — |
| 1971 | 870 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 888 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 884 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 868 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 858 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 858 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 870 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 875 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 871 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 864 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 859 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 852 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 840 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 810 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 802 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 824 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 846 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 851 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 844 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 835 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 834 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 832 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 829 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 811 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 797 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 796 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 825 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 819 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 802 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 737 | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 745 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 775 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 753 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 568 | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 652 | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 600 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 550 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 570 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 726 | +27.4% |
| 2010 | 650 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 660 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 666 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 688 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 565 | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 656 | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 606 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 738 | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 875 | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 785 | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 766 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 790 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 832 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 857 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 901 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 901 | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 901 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20,494, 4% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 901 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 209,361, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +27.4% | 570 | 726 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 868.7 | 845 | 888 | 10 |
| 1980s | 839.2 | 802 | 864 | 10 |
| 1990s | 818 | 796 | 835 | 10 |
| 2000s | 667.6 | 550 | 775 | 10 |
| 2010s | 688.9 | 565 | 875 | 10 |
| 2020s | 841.17 | 766 | 901 | 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, male in Seychelles?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Seychelles was 901 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 901 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 550 in 2007.
- How does Seychelles rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Seychelles ranks 192nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release