Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 6.09 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde is 6.09, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 6.09 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.31, in 2000.
That places Cape Verde 152nd out of 192 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 vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.31 | — |
| 2001 | 5.35 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.38 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.42 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 5.45 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.49 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.53 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.56 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.6 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.64 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.67 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.71 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.75 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.78 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.82 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.86 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.93 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.99 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 6.04 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.09 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 6.09 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.09 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.09 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.47 | 5.31 | 5.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.84 | 5.67 | 6.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.09 | 6.09 | 6.09 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 149 Timor-Leste 6.23 compare
- 150 Morocco 6.2 compare
- 151 Liberia 6.17 compare
- 153 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.07 compare
- 154 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6.06 compare
- 155 Comoros 6.01 compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde was 6.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 in 2020.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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