Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 6.33 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Cape Verde, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 6.33 years for average years of schooling, males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Cape Verde peaked at 6.33 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.63 years, in 2000.
That places Cape Verde 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.63 years | — |
| 2001 | 5.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.76 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.85 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.92 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 6.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.13 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 6.2 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 6.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.33 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.77 years | 5.63 years | 5.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.11 years | 5.96 years | 6.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 years | 6.33 years | 6.33 years | 4 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,878 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.57 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.551 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,969 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.32 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6073 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Cape Verde?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Cape Verde was 6.33 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6.33 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 years in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Cape Verde ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.