Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 72.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Seychelles, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Seychelles is 72.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Seychelles peaked at 99.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 70.3%, in 1998.
Seychelles ranks 75th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.9% | 70.3% | 81.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 76.0% | 95.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 81.3% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 72.9% | 87.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More education data for Seychelles
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 671 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Seychelles?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Seychelles was 72.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3% in 1998.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Seychelles ranks 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.