Cape Verde vs Liberia: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Cape Verde
58.2%
in 2022
Liberia
61.7%
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
203rd
Liberia rank
200th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 61.7% against 58.2% in Cape Verde, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 203rd and Liberia ranks 200th of 209 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.