School enrollment, primary, male in Seychelles
Seychelles: School enrollment, primary, male was 93.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Seychelles, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 93.3% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Seychelles peaked at 131.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 2024.
That places Seychelles 162nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 94.8% | — |
| 1971 | 97.1% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 97.9% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 97.4% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 94.7% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 96.1% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 94.6% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 97.6% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 99.2% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 97.0% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 98.9% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 102.5% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 99.3% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 97.7% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 100.9% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 103.6% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 102.7% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 103.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 102.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 103.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 103.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 102.4% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 102.3% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 105.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 118.2% | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 116.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 105.6% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 106.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 105.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 115.0% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 117.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 126.1% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 131.3% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 128.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 110.8% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 111.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 113.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 113.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 120.3% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 123.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 124.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 129.0% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 121.8% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 117.4% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 110.7% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 106.5% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.1% | 94.3% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.7% | 94.6% | 102.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.1% | 102.3% | 105.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 117.1% | 105.6% | 131.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.5% | 110.8% | 129.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.0% | 93.3% | 110.7% | 5 |
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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 enrollment, primary, male in Seychelles?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Seychelles was 93.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 131.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Seychelles ranks 162nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.