Adolescents out of school, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Adolescents out of school, female was 48.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, female in Cape Verde, 1987–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 48.2% for adolescents out of school, female in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 700.3% on the previous year and up 469.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Cape Verde peaked at 58.3% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2016.
That places Cape Verde 12th out of 160 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 58.3% | — |
| 1994 | 51.5% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -94.5% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +47.5% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +44.1% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -47.9% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +50.7% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +46.7% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -27.2% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -31.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -46.3% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +74.3% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +25.5% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | +700.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 48.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 6.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 48.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, female in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +700.3% | 6.0% | 48.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 2.8% | 8.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 1.6% | 8.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 6.0% | 48.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,534 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,991 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,978 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,831 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1177 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Cape Verde?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Cape Verde was 48.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 1987.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2016.
- How does Cape Verde rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 12th out of 160 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 469.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.