What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Cape Verde and Maldives?

11,864 number, with Cape Verde ahead.

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

46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Maldives: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Cape Verde

62,619 number

in 2020

Maldives

50,755 number

in 2020

Cape Verde rank

163rd

Maldives rank

165th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

Cape Verde
Maldives

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 62,619 number against 50,755 number in Maldives, a difference of 11,864 number.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 163rd and Maldives ranks 165th of 206 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1970s	50,620 number	19,576 number	31,044 number	Cape Verde
1980s	50,349 number	26,449 number	23,900 number	Cape Verde
1990s	64,410 number	42,987 number	21,424 number	Cape Verde
2000s	72,260 number	49,691 number	22,569 number	Cape Verde
2010s	61,864 number	46,294 number	15,570 number	Cape Verde
2020s	62,619 number	50,755 number	11,864 number	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Cape Verde or Maldives?: Cape Verde, at 62,619 number against 50,755 number in Maldives as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Cape Verde and Maldives?: 11,864 number, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Maldives?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cape Verde and Maldives rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?: Cape Verde ranks 163rd and Maldives ranks 165th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.