Primary education, teachers in Seychelles
Seychelles: Primary education, teachers was 671 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Seychelles, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Seychelles stood at 671.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Seychelles peaked at 712 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 381, in 1970.
Seychelles ranks 186th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 381 | — |
| 1971 | 393 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 409 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 421 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 416 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 428 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 435 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 427 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 405 | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 548 | +35.3% |
| 1994 | 588 | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 584 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 577 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 633 | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 656 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 682 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 684 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 712 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 693 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 675 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 659 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 671 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 692 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 711 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 670 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 624 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 691 | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 656 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 693 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 661 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 662 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 654 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 644 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 644 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 639 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 636 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 623 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 589 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 609 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 692 | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 671 | -3.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 671 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,584, 4% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 671 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50,688, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +35.3% | 405 | 548 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 412.78 | 381 | 435 | 9 |
| 1990s | 609.71 | 548 | 682 | 7 |
| 2000s | 679.1 | 624 | 712 | 10 |
| 2010s | 658 | 636 | 693 | 10 |
| 2020s | 636.8 | 589 | 692 | 5 |
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 primary education, teachers in Seychelles?
- Primary education, teachers in Seychelles was 671 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 712 in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 381 in 1970.
- How does Seychelles rank for primary education, teachers?
- Seychelles ranks 186th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.