Cape Verde vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes
Cape Verde
91.2%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
97.3%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
49th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
46th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes over time
- Cape Verde
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 97.3% against 91.2% in Cape Verde, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 49th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 87 countries.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.1% | 79.0% | 25.9% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 95.1% | 12.6% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 96.0% | 8.9% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 97.3% | 6.1% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes, Cape Verde or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 97.3% against 91.2% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes between Cape Verde and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6.1%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 49th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release