Teachers in primary education, female in Seychelles

Seychelles: Teachers in primary education, female was 541 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
541 number
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
180th
of 196 countries
All-time high
614 number
in 2001
All-time low
343 number
in 1970
Years of data
34
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, female in Seychelles, 1970–2019

02004006001970199420191970: 343 number1971: 358 number1972: 388 number1973: 392 number1974: 403 number1975: 406 number1979: 397 number1993: 483 number1994: 509 number1995: 514 number1996: 509 number1997: 553 number1998: 580 number1999: 577 number2000: 589 number2001: 614 number2002: 595 number2003: 575 number2004: 564 number2005: 570 number2006: 588 number2007: 607 number2008: 565 number2009: 530 number2010: 576 number2011: 576 number2012: 610 number2013: 579 number2014: 579 number2015: 578 number2016: 570 number2017: 572 number2018: 568 number2019: 541 number

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 177 Grenada 658 number compare
  2. 178 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 655 number compare
  3. 179 Tonga 568 number compare
  4. 181 Kiribati 535 number compare
  5. 182 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 508 number compare
  6. 183 Dominica 464 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.