School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles
Seychelles: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 860 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles stood at 860. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles peaked at 860 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 524, in 2015.
That places Seychelles 191st out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 823 | — |
| 1971 | 834 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 840 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 835 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 820 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 799 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 794 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 797 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 796 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 797 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 801 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 806 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 805 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 776 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 762 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 777 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 783 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 771 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 755 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 750 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 769 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 795 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 789 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 771 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 751 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 738 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 758 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 758 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 724 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 775 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 709 | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 725 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 677 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 582 | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 577 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 681 | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 646 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 578 | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 689 | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 738 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 683 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 614 | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 691 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 656 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 681 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 524 | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 791 | +51.0% |
| 2017 | 804 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 749 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 685 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 721 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 759 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 832 | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 815 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 850 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 860 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 813.5 | 794 | 840 | 10 |
| 1980s | 778.6 | 750 | 806 | 10 |
| 1990s | 762.8 | 724 | 795 | 10 |
| 2000s | 660.2 | 577 | 738 | 10 |
| 2010s | 687.8 | 524 | 804 | 10 |
| 2020s | 806.17 | 721 | 860 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 188 Micronesia (country) 1,151 compare
- 189 Tonga 1,062 compare
- 190 Saint Lucia 1,012 compare
- 192 Curacao 734 compare
- 193 Grenada 689 compare
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 621 compare
More education data for Seychelles
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 671 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles was 860 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 860 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 524 in 2015.
- How does Seychelles rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Seychelles ranks 191st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release