School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Seychelles
Seychelles: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 3,533 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Seychelles, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Seychelles stood at 3,533. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 3,533 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,448, in 2003.
Seychelles ranks 185th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3,157 | — |
| 1999 | 3,221 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2,989 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 3,034 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2,648 | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 2,448 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 2,577 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2,593 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,507 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2,609 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 2,927 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 3,020 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2,680 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 2,669 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2,654 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,630 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,566 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2,768 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 3,225 | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 3,215 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,987 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 2,962 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 3,067 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 3,174 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 3,399 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 3,380 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 3,497 | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 3,533 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,189 | 3,157 | 3,221 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,735 | 2,448 | 3,034 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,836 | 2,566 | 3,225 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,342 | 3,067 | 3,533 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 182 Aruba 5,239 compare
- 183 Tonga 4,523 compare
- 184 Dominica 3,575 compare
- 186 Cayman Islands 3,519 compare
- 187 Marshall Islands 3,291 compare
- 188 Liechtenstein 2,658 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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Seychelles?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Seychelles was 3,533 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 3,533 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,448 in 2003.
- How does Seychelles rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 185th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release