Cape Verde vs European Union: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Cape Verde
13.5%
in 2018
European Union
2.5%
in 2019
Cape Verde rank
42nd
European Union rank
42nd

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Cape Verde
  • European Union
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 13.5% against 2.5% in European Union, a difference of 11.0%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 5.5 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 42nd and European Union ranks 42nd of 150 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde European Union Difference Ahead
1980s 49.3% 3.2% 46.0% Cape Verde
1990s 42.6% 2.8% 39.8% Cape Verde
2000s 5.1% 2.1% 3.0% Cape Verde
2010s 10.1% 2.6% 7.5% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Cape Verde or European Union?
Cape Verde, at 13.5% against 2.5% in European Union as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cape Verde and European Union?
11.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and European Union?
17 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
How do Cape Verde and European Union rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Cape Verde ranks 42nd and European Union ranks 42nd of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.