School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Seychelles
Seychelles: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 8,283 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Seychelles, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Seychelles is 8,283, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 8,387 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,890, in 2018.
Seychelles ranks 193rd of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,776 | — |
| 1971 | 3,923 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 4,134 | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 4,367 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 4,642 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 4,961 | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 5,340 | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 5,762 | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 6,184 | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 6,569 | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 6,923 | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 7,194 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 7,376 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 7,502 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 7,860 | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 7,839 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 7,775 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 7,716 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 7,691 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 7,623 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 7,517 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 7,423 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 7,413 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 7,445 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 7,395 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 7,370 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 7,452 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 7,447 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 7,569 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 7,490 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 7,365 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 7,195 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 7,367 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 7,122 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 7,098 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 7,255 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 7,922 | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 8,387 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 8,255 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 7,755 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 7,291 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 6,478 | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 6,427 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6,797 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 6,597 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 6,298 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 4,993 | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 3,170 | -36.5% |
| 2018 | 2,890 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 2,976 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3,438 | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 3,997 | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 7,559 | +89.1% |
| 2023 | 7,382 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 8,277 | +12.1% |
| 2025 | 8,283 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,966 | 3,776 | 6,569 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,550 | 6,923 | 7,860 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,452 | 7,370 | 7,569 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,572 | 7,098 | 8,387 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,392 | 2,890 | 7,291 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,489 | 3,438 | 8,283 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More education data for Seychelles
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.38 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Seychelles?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Seychelles was 8,283 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 8,387 in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,890 in 2018.
- How does Seychelles rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 193rd out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release