Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 541 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Seychelles, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Seychelles is 541 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Seychelles peaked at 614 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 343 number, in 1970.
Seychelles ranks 180th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 343 number | — |
| 1971 | 358 number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 388 number | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 392 number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 403 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 406 number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 397 number | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 483 number | +21.7% |
| 1994 | 509 number | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 514 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 509 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 553 number | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 580 number | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 577 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 589 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 614 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 595 number | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 575 number | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 564 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 570 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 588 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 607 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 565 number | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 530 number | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 576 number | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 576 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 610 number | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 579 number | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 579 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 578 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 570 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 572 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 568 number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 541 number | -4.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 541 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 3% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 541 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,219 number, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 383.86 number | 343 number | 406 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 532.14 number | 483 number | 580 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 579.7 number | 530 number | 614 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 574.9 number | 541 number | 610 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 primary education, female in Seychelles?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Seychelles was 541 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 614 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 343 number in 1970.
- How does Seychelles rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Seychelles ranks 180th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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
Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.