School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles
Seychelles: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 9,539 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
9,539 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
185th
of 205 countries
All-time high
11,358 number
in 2000
All-time low
7,780 number
in 1987
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles stood at 9,539 number.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 11,358 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,780 number, in 1987.
Seychelles ranks 185th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,776 number | — |
| 1971 | 9,058 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 9,293 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 9,546 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 9,858 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 10,218 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 10,474 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 10,728 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 10,963 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 11,162 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 11,325 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 11,322 number | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 11,252 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 11,149 number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 7,950 number | -28.7% |
| 1985 | 7,899 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 7,822 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 7,780 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 7,797 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 7,902 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 8,105 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 8,125 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 8,115 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 8,077 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 8,003 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 7,904 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 7,955 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 8,008 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 8,057 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 11,275 number | +39.9% |
| 2000 | 11,358 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 11,256 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 11,087 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 10,869 number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 10,632 number | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 10,389 number | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 10,402 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 10,394 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 10,350 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 10,259 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10,114 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 9,828 number | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 9,569 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 9,355 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 9,193 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 9,079 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9,027 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 9,058 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 9,158 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9,318 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 9,539 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,008 number | 8,776 number | 11,162 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,220 number | 7,780 number | 11,325 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,362 number | 7,904 number | 11,275 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,700 number | 10,259 number | 11,358 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,370 number | 9,027 number | 10,114 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,539 number | 9,539 number | 9,539 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 182 Curaçao 13,212 number compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 12,197 number compare
- 184 United States Virgin Islands 10,634 number compare
- 186 Marshall Islands 9,124 number compare
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8,792 number compare
- 188 Grenada 7,805 number 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 9,539 number in 2020, 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 11,358 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,780 number in 1987.
- How does Seychelles rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.