School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Seychelles
Seychelles: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 2,538 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Seychelles, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Seychelles is 2,538 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Seychelles peaked at 3,204 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,490 number, in 1988.
That places Seychelles 183rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,297 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,393 number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 2,453 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 2,506 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 2,578 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 2,668 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 2,749 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 2,852 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 2,956 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 3,044 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 3,109 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 3,134 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 3,124 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 3,092 number | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1,533 number | -50.4% |
| 1985 | 1,521 number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1,502 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1,491 number | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1,490 number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,501 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1,531 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1,549 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1,562 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1,564 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,554 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,537 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,546 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,560 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1,579 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 3,164 number | +100.4% |
| 2000 | 3,204 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 3,189 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3,138 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 3,057 number | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2,960 number | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2,865 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2,848 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,853 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,865 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,867 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,858 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,785 number | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2,710 number | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2,638 number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,583 number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2,544 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 2,513 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,492 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,486 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,499 number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,538 number | +1.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 2,538 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 60,335 number, 4% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 2,538 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper 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 | +100.4% | 1,579 number | 3,164 number |
| 1984 | -50.4% | 3,092 number | 1,533 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,650 number | 2,297 number | 3,044 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,150 number | 1,490 number | 3,134 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,715 number | 1,531 number | 3,164 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,985 number | 2,848 number | 3,204 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,611 number | 2,486 number | 2,858 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,538 number | 2,538 number | 2,538 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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, upper secondary education, female in Seychelles?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Seychelles was 2,538 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 3,204 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,490 number in 1988.
- How does Seychelles rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Seychelles ranks 183rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.