School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Seychelles
Seychelles: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 4,361 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4,361 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
187th
of 205 countries
All-time high
4,984 number
in 1990
All-time low
3,860 number
in 2015
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 4,361 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 4,984 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,860 number, in 2015.
Seychelles ranks 187th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,028 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,105 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 4,209 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 4,353 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 4,529 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 4,715 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 4,808 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 4,863 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 4,897 number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 4,930 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 4,970 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 4,929 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 4,884 number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 4,845 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 4,818 number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 4,794 number | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 4,754 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 4,736 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 4,758 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 4,842 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 4,984 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 4,969 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 4,934 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 4,888 number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 4,832 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 4,768 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 4,804 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 4,831 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 4,844 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 4,845 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,844 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,748 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4,659 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 4,584 number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 4,522 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4,457 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 4,468 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4,417 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 4,324 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 4,216 number | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 4,103 number | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 3,987 number | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 3,917 number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 3,883 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3,866 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,860 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,887 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,967 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4,085 number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4,221 number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 4,361 number | +3.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 4,361 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 161,779 number, 3% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 4,361 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 900,436 number, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,544 number | 4,028 number | 4,930 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,833 number | 4,736 number | 4,970 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,870 number | 4,768 number | 4,984 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,524 number | 4,216 number | 4,844 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,978 number | 3,860 number | 4,221 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,361 number | 4,361 number | 4,361 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,171 number compare
- 185 Grenada 4,865 number compare
- 186 Micronesia (country) 4,716 number compare
- 188 Curacao 4,269 number compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 4,097 number compare
- 190 Aruba 2,809 number compare
More education data for Seychelles
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.53 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.2 (2024)
- 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)
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 4,361 number in 2020, 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 4,984 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,860 number in 2015.
- How does Seychelles rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 187th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.