Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 588 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
588
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
185th
of 212 countries
All-time high
614
in 2001
All-time low
343
in 1970
Years of data
39
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in Seychelles, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in Seychelles stood at 588.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Seychelles peaked at 614 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 343, in 1970.
That places Seychelles 185th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 343 | — |
| 1971 | 358 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 388 | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 392 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 403 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 406 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 397 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 483 | +21.7% |
| 1994 | 509 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 514 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 509 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 553 | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 580 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 577 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 589 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 614 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 595 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 575 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 564 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 570 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 588 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 607 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 565 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 530 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 576 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 576 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 610 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 579 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 579 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 578 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 570 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 572 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 568 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 541 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 528 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 509 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 533 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 606 | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 588 | -3.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 588 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,363, 4% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 588 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,844, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 383.86 | 343 | 406 | 7 |
| 1990s | 532.14 | 483 | 580 | 7 |
| 2000s | 579.7 | 530 | 614 | 10 |
| 2010s | 574.9 | 541 | 610 | 10 |
| 2020s | 552.8 | 509 | 606 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More education data for Seychelles
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Seychelles?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Seychelles was 588 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 614 in 2001.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 343 in 1970.
- How does Seychelles rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Seychelles ranks 185th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release