Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Seychelles
Seychelles: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 826 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Seychelles, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Seychelles is 826 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Seychelles peaked at 881 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 676 number, in 2010.
Seychelles ranks 187th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 793 number | — |
| 1971 | 809 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 821 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 830 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 833 number | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 830 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 840 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 850 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 860 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 866 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 866 number | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 864 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 859 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 853 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 844 number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 832 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 844 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 857 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 868 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 877 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 881 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 859 number | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 843 number | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 833 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 825 number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 820 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 821 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 818 number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 813 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 806 number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 798 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 776 number | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 753 number | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 731 number | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 715 number | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 709 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 707 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 705 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 702 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 693 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 676 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 693 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 716 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 742 number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 768 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 788 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 804 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 814 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 820 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 824 number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 826 number | +0.2% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 826 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 4% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 826 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 833.2 number | 793 number | 866 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 856.4 number | 832 number | 877 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 831.9 number | 806 number | 881 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 728.9 number | 693 number | 798 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 764.5 number | 676 number | 824 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 826 number | 826 number | 826 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 184 Curaçao 1,060 number compare
- 185 Grenada 936 number compare
- 186 United States Virgin Islands 892 number compare
- 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 824 number compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 745 number compare
- 190 American Samoa 743 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, male in Seychelles?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Seychelles was 826 number in 2020, 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 881 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 676 number in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Seychelles ranks 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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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About this data
Male 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.