Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) was 167 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles stood at 167 number.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles peaked at 232 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 41 number, in 1973.
Seychelles ranks 170th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 41 number | — |
| 1974 | 41 number | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 77 number | +87.8% |
| 1979 | 79 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 91 number | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 108 number | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 121 number | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 94 number | -22.3% |
| 1984 | 110 number | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 109 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 127 number | +16.5% |
| 1987 | 134 number | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 165 number | +23.1% |
| 1989 | 173 number | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 175 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 176 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 175 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 175 number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 176 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 180 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 194 number | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 195 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 206 number | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 195 number | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 202 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 181 number | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 189 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 189 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 186 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 191 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 206 number | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 193 number | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 232 number | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 175 number | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 172 number | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 195 number | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 183 number | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 170 number | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 186 number | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 189 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 168 number | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 167 number | -0.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 167 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 7,148 number, 2% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 167 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,418 number, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +87.8% | 41 number | 77 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.5 number | 41 number | 79 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 123.2 number | 91 number | 173 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 180.75 number | 175 number | 195 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 193.8 number | 181 number | 206 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 183.7 number | 167 number | 232 number | 10 |
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 teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Seychelles was 167 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 232 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 number in 1973.
- How does Seychelles rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Seychelles ranks 170th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.