School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Seychelles
Seychelles: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 4,846 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4,846 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
189th
of 206 countries
All-time high
5,296 number
in 1990
All-time low
4,005 number
in 2010
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Seychelles, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 4,846 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Seychelles peaked at 5,296 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,005 number, in 2010.
That places Seychelles 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,557 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,670 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 4,788 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 4,891 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 4,963 number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 4,990 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 5,018 number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 5,061 number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 5,109 number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 5,149 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 5,169 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 5,147 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 5,122 number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 5,089 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 5,043 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 4,973 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 5,001 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 5,056 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 5,126 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 5,208 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 5,296 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 5,179 number | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 5,093 number | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 5,026 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 4,966 number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 4,912 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4,928 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 4,923 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 4,914 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4,895 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4,879 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4,773 number | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 4,663 number | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 4,547 number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 4,428 number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 4,316 number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 4,271 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 4,219 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 4,165 number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 4,096 number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 4,005 number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 4,025 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4,074 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 4,155 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4,267 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 4,396 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 4,524 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 4,636 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 4,730 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 4,799 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 4,846 number | +1.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 4,846 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 116,623 number, 4% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 4,846 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 million number, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,920 number | 4,557 number | 5,149 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,093 number | 4,973 number | 5,208 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,013 number | 4,895 number | 5,296 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,436 number | 4,096 number | 4,879 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,361 number | 4,005 number | 4,799 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,846 number | 4,846 number | 4,846 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,783 number compare
- 187 United States Virgin Islands 5,203 number compare
- 188 Antigua and Barbuda 4,988 number compare
- 190 Marshall Islands 4,589 number compare
- 191 American Samoa 4,578 number compare
- 192 Aruba 3,805 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, primary education, male in Seychelles?
- School age population, primary education, male in Seychelles was 4,846 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 5,296 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,005 number in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Seychelles ranks 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.