School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Seychelles

Seychelles: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 1,611 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,611 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
185th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1,719 number
in 1989
All-time low
1,352 number
in 2010
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Seychelles, 1970–2020

05001.0k1.5k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 1,611 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Seychelles peaked at 1,719 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1,352 number, in 2010.

Seychelles ranks 185th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,636 number 1,578 number 1,696 number 10
1980s 1,679 number 1,631 number 1,719 number 10
1990s 1,618 number 1,560 number 1,714 number 10
2000s 1,430 number 1,387 number 1,538 number 10
2010s 1,519 number 1,352 number 1,607 number 10
2020s 1,611 number 1,611 number 1,611 number 1

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 182 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 2,057 number compare
  2. 183 Grenada 1,819 number compare
  3. 184 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1,651 number compare
  4. 186 Antigua and Barbuda 1,488 number compare
  5. 187 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 1,427 number compare
  6. 188 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 1,091 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Seychelles?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Seychelles was 1,611 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 1,719 number in 1989.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 1,352 number in 2010.
How does Seychelles rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Seychelles ranks 185th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/