Primary education, pupils, per capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.079 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Seychelles, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.079 units per person for primary education, pupils, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Seychelles peaked at 0.1806 units per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.079 units per person, in 2024.
That places Seychelles 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1721 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1782 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1798 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1806 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1787 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1726 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1645 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1619 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1629 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1592 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1522 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1529 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1536 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1526 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1484 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1483 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1511 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.142 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1401 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.142 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1439 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1403 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1366 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1336 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1313 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1294 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1261 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1235 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1235 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1236 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1205 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1149 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1145 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.108 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1111 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1057 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1042 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1006 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0988 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0966 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0994 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0985 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0965 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0965 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0961 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0951 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0943 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0957 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0961 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0966 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0951 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0796 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0801 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.079 units per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.171 units per person | 0.1592 units per person | 0.1806 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1483 units per person | 0.1401 units per person | 0.1536 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.132 units per person | 0.1235 units per person | 0.1439 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1102 units per person | 0.0988 units per person | 0.1236 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0965 units per person | 0.0943 units per person | 0.0994 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0861 units per person | 0.079 units per person | 0.0966 units per person | 5 |
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More education data for Seychelles
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,592 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0625 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.079 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,665 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8502 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Seychelles?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Seychelles was 0.079 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1806 units per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.079 units per person in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.