Which has higher progression to secondary school, Cape Verde or Gambia?

Gambia, at 94.4% against 94.4% in Cape Verde as of 2013.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?

18 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Gambia: Progression to secondary school

Cape Verde

94.4%

in 2017

Gambia

94.4%

in 2013

Cape Verde rank

109th

Gambia rank

108th

Progression to secondary school over time

Cape Verde
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 94.4% against 94.4% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 109th and Gambia ranks 108th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	70.5%	70.2%	0.2%	Cape Verde
1980s	51.4%	67.5%	16.1%	Gambia
2000s	92.0%	87.9%	4.1%	Cape Verde
2010s	96.9%	91.6%	5.2%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, Cape Verde or Gambia?: Gambia, at 94.4% against 94.4% in Cape Verde as of 2013.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Cape Verde and Gambia?: 0.0%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2013.
How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for progression to secondary school?: Cape Verde ranks 109th and Gambia ranks 108th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Progression to secondary school (%)
Unit: %
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 4,983 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).