Cape Verde vs Egypt: Official entrance age to lower secondary education
Cape Verde
12 years
in 2025
Egypt
12 years
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
30th
Egypt rank
30th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education over time
- Cape Verde
- Egypt
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Egypt, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 30th and Egypt ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 12.8 years | 11 years | 1.8 years | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 12 years | 11.5 years | 0.5 years | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to lower secondary education, Cape Verde or Egypt?
- Cape Verde, at 12 years against 12 years in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to lower secondary education between Cape Verde and Egypt?
- 0 years, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Egypt?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Egypt rank globally for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Cape Verde ranks 30th and Egypt ranks 30th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). 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