Cape Verde vs SDG: Small Island Developing States: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Cape Verde
48.2%
in 2022
SDG: Small Island Developing States
16.5%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
13th
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
13th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Cape Verde
- SDG: Small Island Developing States
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 48.2% against 16.5% in SDG: Small Island Developing States, a difference of 31.7%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.9 times SDG: Small Island Developing States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was SDG: Small Island Developing States ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 13th and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 13th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Small Island Developing States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | SDG: Small Island Developing States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 11.5% | 6.2% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 11.2% | 6.4% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 14.7% | 5.6% | 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Cape Verde, at 48.2% against 16.5% in SDG: Small Island Developing States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cape Verde and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 31.7%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and SDG: Small Island Developing States rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cape Verde ranks 13th and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 13th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). 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