School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles
Seychelles: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 902 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
902
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
191st
of 222 countries
All-time high
902
in 2025
All-time low
574
in 2007
Years of data
56
1970–2025
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 902. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Seychelles peaked at 902 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 574, in 2007.
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 | 860 | — |
| 1971 | 886 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 886 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 866 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 852 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 846 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 858 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 873 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 878 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 871 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 866 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 858 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 847 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 812 | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 797 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 819 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 840 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 850 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 852 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 843 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 840 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 836 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 831 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 816 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 805 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 803 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 822 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 820 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 805 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 841 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 759 | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 775 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 766 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 591 | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 667 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 624 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 607 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 574 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 747 | +30.1% |
| 2009 | 752 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 688 | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 687 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 684 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 581 | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 675 | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 645 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 774 | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 875 | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 786 | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 766 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 790 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 797 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 858 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 892 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 896 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 902 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 867.6 | 846 | 886 | 10 |
| 1980s | 838.4 | 797 | 866 | 10 |
| 1990s | 821.9 | 803 | 841 | 10 |
| 2000s | 686.2 | 574 | 775 | 10 |
| 2010s | 716.1 | 581 | 875 | 10 |
| 2020s | 855.83 | 790 | 902 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 188 Micronesia (country) 1,226 compare
- 189 Tonga 1,200 compare
- 190 Saint Lucia 1,040 compare
- 192 Curacao 772 compare
- 193 Grenada 715 compare
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 638 compare
More education data for Seychelles
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 588 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 761 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 442 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 902 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 902 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 574 in 2007.
- 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 39.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release