School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles
Seychelles: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 11,621 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11,621
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
190th
of 220 countries
All-time high
11,638
in 1979
All-time low
6,555
in 2017
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles is 11,621, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 11,638 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 6,555, in 2017.
That places Seychelles 190th out of 220 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, secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,817 | — |
| 1971 | 8,344 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 8,888 | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 9,434 | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 9,978 | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 10,505 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 10,970 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 11,370 | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 11,612 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 11,638 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 11,607 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 11,530 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 11,421 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 11,297 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 8,001 | -29.2% |
| 1985 | 7,916 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 7,861 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 7,823 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 7,788 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 7,741 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 7,699 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 7,728 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 7,725 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,719 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 7,747 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 7,758 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 7,769 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 7,816 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 7,804 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 10,951 | +40.3% |
| 2000 | 9,626 | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 9,563 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 10,511 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 10,495 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 10,286 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 10,056 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 10,011 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 9,721 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 9,748 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 9,664 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 9,917 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 9,552 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 9,207 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 8,626 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 8,140 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 8,029 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 7,298 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 6,555 | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 6,889 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 7,265 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 7,312 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 7,418 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 10,455 | +40.9% |
| 2023 | 10,587 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 11,424 | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 11,621 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,056 | 7,817 | 11,638 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,298 | 7,741 | 11,607 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,072 | 7,699 | 10,951 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,968 | 9,563 | 10,511 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,148 | 6,555 | 9,917 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,803 | 7,312 | 11,621 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 187 Barbados 17,071 compare
- 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 14,331 compare
- 189 Curaçao 12,885 compare
- 191 Saint Lucia 11,462 compare
- 192 Grenada 8,741 compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7,850 compare
More education data for Seychelles
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles was 11,621 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 11,638 in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,555 in 2017.
- How does Seychelles rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 190th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release