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

Cape Verde

58.2%

in 2022

Niger

59.6%

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

203rd

Niger rank

202nd

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

Niger currently reports 59.6% against 58.2% in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 203rd and Niger ranks 202nd of 209 countries.

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.