School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Seychelles
Seychelles: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 4,668 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
School age population, secondary education, female in Seychelles, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Seychelles is 4,668 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Seychelles peaked at 5,563 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,802 number, in 1987.
That places Seychelles 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,260 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,393 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 4,503 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 4,624 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 4,782 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 4,963 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 5,090 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 5,223 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 5,345 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 5,452 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 5,537 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 5,543 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 5,508 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 5,454 number | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 3,882 number | -28.8% |
| 1985 | 3,858 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 3,819 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 3,802 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 3,817 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 3,872 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 3,970 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 3,984 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 3,980 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 3,958 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 3,920 number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 3,872 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 3,900 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 3,927 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 3,949 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 5,531 number | +40.1% |
| 2000 | 5,563 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 5,497 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 5,403 number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5,288 number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 5,167 number | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 5,044 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 5,025 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 4,996 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 4,954 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4,902 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 4,847 number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 4,720 number | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 4,616 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4,534 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 4,475 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 4,438 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 4,420 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 4,437 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,486 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 4,563 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 4,668 number | +2.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 4,668 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 151,759 number, 3% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 4,668 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 976,660 number, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) 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 | +40.1% | 3,949 number | 5,531 number |
| 1984 | -28.8% | 5,454 number | 3,882 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,864 number | 4,260 number | 5,452 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,509 number | 3,802 number | 5,543 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,099 number | 3,872 number | 5,531 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,184 number | 4,902 number | 5,563 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,554 number | 4,420 number | 4,847 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,668 number | 4,668 number | 4,668 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 182 Curacao 6,465 number compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 6,047 number compare
- 184 United States Virgin Islands 5,455 number compare
- 186 Marshall Islands 4,466 number compare
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4,272 number compare
- 188 Grenada 3,803 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, secondary education, female in Seychelles?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Seychelles was 4,668 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 5,563 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,802 number in 1987.
- How does Seychelles rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Seychelles ranks 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.