Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 15.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cape Verde, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cape Verde stood at 15.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 93.5% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cape Verde peaked at 32.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2020.
Cape Verde ranks 84th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 15.1% | 32.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 10.3% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 8.0% | 15.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 81 Azerbaijan 16.5% compare
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- 85 El Salvador 15.4% compare
- 86 Nicaragua 14.9% compare
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 3,031 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cape Verde?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cape Verde was 15.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Cape Verde ranks 84th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.