School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Seychelles
Seychelles: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 5,080 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles is 5,080, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 5,163 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3,041, in 2017.
Seychelles ranks 191st of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,857 | — |
| 1971 | 4,128 | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 4,349 | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 4,543 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 4,733 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 4,905 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 5,038 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 5,138 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 5,163 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 5,110 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 5,045 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 4,973 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 4,901 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 4,827 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 4,786 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 4,751 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 4,726 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 4,703 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 4,695 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 4,692 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 4,641 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 4,605 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 4,657 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 4,736 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 4,730 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 4,647 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 4,578 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 4,611 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 4,717 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 4,762 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 4,094 | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 4,123 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4,427 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 4,452 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 4,342 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 4,323 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 4,215 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 4,248 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4,096 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 3,891 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 4,058 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 3,788 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 3,567 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 3,582 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3,544 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 3,641 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3,470 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 3,041 | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 3,081 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3,264 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 3,161 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 3,364 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 4,676 | +39.0% |
| 2023 | 4,734 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 5,006 | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 5,080 | +1.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 5,080 is below the median for high income countries, which is 156,288, 3% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 5,080 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.12 million, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +39.0% | 3,364 | 4,676 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,696 | 3,857 | 5,163 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,810 | 4,692 | 5,045 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,668 | 4,578 | 4,762 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,221 | 3,891 | 4,452 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,504 | 3,041 | 4,058 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,337 | 3,161 | 5,080 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 188 Curacao 8,759 compare
- 189 Saint Lucia 6,481 compare
- 190 Grenada 5,242 compare
- 192 Micronesia (country) 4,810 compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4,713 compare
- 194 American Samoa 3,749 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles was 5,080 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 5,163 in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,041 in 2017.
- How does Seychelles rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 191st out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release