Gender in Seychelles

195 indicators covering gender for Seychelles.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 42 2023 down 12.5% 100th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 45.8 2019 down 10.0% 34th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 42.3 2019 down 5.6% 46th
Total Fertility Rate 2.32 2022 down 2.1% 87th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 14.53 2024 up 99.3% 148th
Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.59 years 2019 up 11.5% 56th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.92 years 2019 up 1.7% 97th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 50.0% 2025 up 100.0% 7th
Women of reproductive age 28,831 2023 up 11.2% 181st
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 15.9% 2020 down 26.8% 136th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 9 2026 down 35.7% 168th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 26.5% 2026 down 39.5% 101st
Share of women in ministerial positions 35.7% 2024 up 54.6% 37th
Share of women in parliament 26.5% 2025 down 39.5% 95th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 104.29 2021 up 1.1% 15th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 20.59 2024 down 52.9% 123rd
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.61 ratio 2026 up 29.8% 63rd
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 129.9% 2024 up 17.7% 58th
Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 27.2% 2023 down 0.7% 99th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 7.4 2023 up 32.1% 177th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 25.8% 2023 up 19.4% 99th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 27.2% 2023 down 0.7% 107th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 25.7% 2023 up 20.1% 100th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 25.8 2023 up 19.4% 92nd
Gender Development Index 1.06 2022 up 5.2% 1st
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 49.1% 2024 up 0.2% 9th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.07 2024 up 5.1% 17th
Suicide Rate 4.27 2021 down 42.6% 138th
Female migrants 30.0% 2020 down 5.3% 203rd
Share of temporary employees 13.83 2025 down 36.1% 52nd
Time-related underemployment, female 1.1% 2024 down 67.9% 80th
Time-related underemployment, male 2.8% 2024 down 15.6% 52nd
Age at first marriage, female 25.2 2002 up 1.6% 67th
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 35.71 2024 up 54.6% 37th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle 43.47 2025 down 11.3% 18th
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 16.2% 2019 up 4.5% 95th
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 0.16 2019 unchanged 180th
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 15.8% 2019 up 3.3% 111th
Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 128 2019 down 0.8% 81st
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 3.6 2019 down 1.6% 180th
Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 118 2019 unchanged 71st
Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 128 2019 unchanged 73rd
Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 569.91 2019 down 6.9% 90th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.6% 2026 up 29.6% 66th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate 0 2021 129th
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 99.5 2020 up 0.5% 55th
Number of daily smokers, men and women 10,008 2012 up 22.0% 180th
Age at first marriage, male 27.3 2002 up 1.5% 87th
Female homicide victims 2.46 homicides 2014 up 35.4% 112th
Female homicide rate 5.06 homicides per 100,000 population 2014 up 19.1% 18th
Male homicide victims 13.54 homicides 2014 up 65.5% 110th
Male homicide rate 24.17 homicides per 100,000 population 2014 up 34.0% 24th
Care employees 39.82 2025 up 912.6% 56th
Youth working-age population 16.93 2025 down 14.3% 57th
Youth inactivity rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 40.75 2025 up 4.4% 47th
Inactivity rate 35.45 2025 up 6.1% 42nd
Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 18.41 litres pure alcohol 2019 up 51.5% 12th
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th 50.2% 2024 up 11.8% 5th