Seychelles In figures : Retail Price Index/Formal Employment/Education

RETAIL PRICE INDEX 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

All income groups
Annual average index            (11)               99.8              101.6               101.3               100.2                  100.8
   % change over
   previous year                                       +1.3%             +1.8%              -0.3%              -0.9%                 +0.6%
(January 1993=100)

FORMAL EMPLOYMENT (annual averages) 1997 Provisional

	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
Private Sector	9,622	10,509	11,683	12,994	14,785
Public Sector	9,602	9,647	9,527	9,357	9,530
Parastatal sector	6,011	5,220	4,554	3,923	3,983
Total (persons formally employed by industry) (12)	25,235	25,376	25,763	26,274	28,298
Agriculture, forestry & Fishing	2,153	1,959	1,870	1,717	1,759
Manufacturing and construction	4,605	4,711	4,804	5,153	6,076
Hotels and restaurants	3,449	3,633	3,731	3,699	3,927
Transport,distribution & communication
---Touris related	1,121	1,093	1,123	1,147	1,131
---Other	4,092	3,822	3,940	4,076	4,351
Services	9,818	10,158	10,295	10,484	11,054

EDUCATION (13)
( '94-'96 Government Establishments only)

Number of students

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Creche
3,100

3,201

3,164

3,242

3,304

Primary 1-6 (Includes Special Education):
9,767

9,691

9,588

9,825

9,815

Secondary S1-S5
6,315

6,162

6,192

6,548

6,660

National Youth Service
1,181

1,158

1,234

1,189

1,367

Polytechnic
1,702

1,429

1,437

1,338

1,380

TOTAL
22,065

21,641

21,615

22,142

22,526

Number of teachers (14)

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Creche
171

171

175

182

194

Primary 1-6 (Includes Special Education):
575

569

562

633

656

Secondary S1-S5
425

429

412

440

443

National Youth Service
122

110

109

122

112

Polytechnic
201

155

145

134

134

Pupil/teacher ratio
14.8

15.1

15.4

14.6

14.6

TOTAL (no of teachers)
1,494

1,434

1,403

1,511

1,539

Published by Management & Information Systems Division, P.O. Box 206, Victoria, Seychelles.