School age population, primary education, both sexes in Seychelles
Seychelles: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 9,434 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Seychelles, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Seychelles is 9,434 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 10,371 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,851 number, in 2010.
Seychelles ranks 189th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,591 number | 8,924 number | 10,028 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,930 number | 9,689 number | 10,201 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,805 number | 9,534 number | 10,371 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,665 number | 7,997 number | 9,495 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,522 number | 7,851 number | 9,349 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,434 number | 9,434 number | 9,434 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11,551 number compare
- 187 United States Virgin Islands 10,645 number compare
- 188 Antigua and Barbuda 9,845 number compare
- 190 Marshall Islands 8,985 number compare
- 191 American Samoa 8,781 number compare
- 192 Aruba 7,490 number compare
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, primary education, both sexes in Seychelles?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Seychelles was 9,434 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 10,371 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,851 number in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.