Cape Verde vs SDG: Least Developed Countries: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Cape Verde
41.8%
in 2022
SDG: Least Developed Countries
21.5%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
6th
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
4th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Cape Verde
- SDG: Least Developed Countries
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 41.8% against 21.5% in SDG: Least Developed Countries, a difference of 20.3%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.9 times SDG: Least Developed Countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was SDG: Least Developed Countries ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 6th and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 4th of 203 countries.
SDG: Least Developed Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | SDG: Least Developed Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 30.7% | 25.2% | SDG: Least Developed Countries |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 23.3% | 17.8% | SDG: Least Developed Countries |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 21.8% | 4.5% | SDG: Least Developed Countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Cape Verde or SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Cape Verde, at 41.8% against 21.5% in SDG: Least Developed Countries as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Cape Verde and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- 20.3%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and SDG: Least Developed Countries rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 6th and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 4th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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
February 2026 Data Release