Seychelles: Children out of school, primary

Key figures

Since 1979 it is down 55.68% from 1,577 in 1979 (1.79% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 32 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Seychelles' children out of school, primary rose 112.5% on 2023 (from 329 to 699).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.4% and a typical year strayed about 68.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 126.9% in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 90% in 2004. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Seychelles had the 86th highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Seychelles in the 2024 ranking

• British Virgin Islands — 83rd of 101: 1,080
• St. Lucia — 84th of 101: 1,033
• Switzerland — 85th of 101: 787
• Samoa — 87th of 101: 626
• Mauritius — 88th of 101: 618.43
• Albania — 89th of 101: 617

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 14 values

Children out of school, primary in nearby economies

• Benin — 213,285 (2022)
• Botswana — 1,869 (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 1.36 million (2024)
• Burundi — 661,724 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 24,851 (2022)
• Cameroon — 173,924 (2024)
• Chad — 855,041 (2024)
• Comoros — 21,743 (2024)
• Congo, Rep. — 171,125 (2023)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 650,800 (2024)
• Equatorial Guinea — 128,846 (2015)

More education data for Seychelles

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 9,592 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 93.38% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 93.49% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 93.28% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 8,091 (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Seychelles's children out of school, primary?

699 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1979?

It is down 55.68% from 1,577 in 1979 (1.79% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,577 in 1979 and the lowest 8 in 2004.

How does Seychelles rank?

86th highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for Seychelles?

In 2024, Seychelles' children out of school, primary rose 112.5% on 2023 (from 329 to 699). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.4% and a typical year strayed about 68.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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