School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles
Seychelles: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 3,533 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles is 3,533, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 3,533 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,448, in 2003.
Seychelles ranks 191st of 222 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,389 | — |
| 1971 | 3,442 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 3,426 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 3,367 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 3,304 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 3,283 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 3,316 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 3,345 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 3,356 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 3,349 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 3,345 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 3,331 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 3,245 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 3,139 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 3,145 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 3,211 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 3,240 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3,232 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 3,216 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 3,212 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 3,247 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 3,258 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 3,221 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 3,167 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 3,115 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 3,114 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,156 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 3,115 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 3,157 | +1.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,358 | 3,283 | 3,442 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,232 | 3,139 | 3,345 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,177 | 3,114 | 3,258 | 10 |
| 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
More education data for Seychelles
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.38 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles was 3,533 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 3,533 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,448 in 2003.
- How does Seychelles rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 191st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary 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 falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release