School age population, secondary education, female (number) in Seychelles
Seychelles: School age population, secondary education, female (number) was 5,738 in 2025. ▬ Flat
School age population, secondary education, female in Seychelles, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 5,738 for school age population, secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Seychelles peaked at 5,738 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,358, in 2017.
Seychelles ranks 190th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, secondary education, female (number) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,640 | — |
| 1971 | 3,898 | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 4,151 | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 4,399 | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 4,655 | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 4,917 | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 5,161 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 5,392 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 5,568 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 5,646 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 5,679 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 5,670 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 5,617 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 5,537 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 3,864 | -30.2% |
| 1985 | 3,793 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 3,747 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 3,728 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 3,726 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 3,718 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 3,712 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 3,735 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 3,736 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,737 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,733 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3,707 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 3,703 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3,739 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 3,730 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 5,251 | +40.8% |
| 2000 | 4,763 | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 4,718 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 5,185 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 5,185 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,024 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 4,885 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 4,819 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 4,606 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 4,559 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 4,502 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 4,808 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 4,646 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 4,454 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 4,158 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 4,015 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 3,960 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3,771 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 3,358 | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 3,530 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 3,667 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 3,703 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 3,723 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5,228 | +40.4% |
| 2023 | 5,291 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 5,628 | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 5,738 | +2.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 5,738 is below the median for high income countries, which is 137,599, 4% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 5,738 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19 million, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, secondary education, female (number) in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +40.8% | 3,730 | 5,251 |
| 2022 | +40.4% | 3,723 | 5,228 |
| 1984 | -30.2% | 5,537 | 3,864 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,743 | 3,640 | 5,646 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,508 | 3,718 | 5,679 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,878 | 3,703 | 5,251 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,825 | 4,502 | 5,185 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,037 | 3,358 | 4,808 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,885 | 3,703 | 5,738 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 187 Tonga 8,222 compare
- 188 Micronesia (country) 7,008 compare
- 189 Curacao 6,331 compare
- 191 Saint Lucia 5,609 compare
- 192 Grenada 4,279 compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,847 compare
More education data for Seychelles
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Seychelles?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Seychelles was 5,738 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 5,738 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,358 in 2017.
- How does Seychelles rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Seychelles ranks 190th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release