Children out of school, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Children out of school, female was 51.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, female in Cape Verde, 1981–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
In 2022, children out of school, female in Cape Verde stood at 51.3%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1,590.2% on the previous year and up 963.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Cape Verde peaked at 51.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 4th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 21.5% | — |
| 1982 | 24.2% | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 27.9% | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 21.6% | -22.6% |
| 1985 | 19.5% | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 18.2% | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 16.8% | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | -28.9% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | -32.7% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -69.3% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +84.4% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +41.1% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +42.2% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +65.5% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | +1590.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 51.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 8.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 51.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.1%, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children 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 | +1590.2% | 3.0% | 51.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.2% | 11.9% | 27.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 2.2% | 10.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 1.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 3.0% | 51.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 1 Somalia 88.8%
- 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 66.3% compare
- 3 Equatorial Guinea 65.2% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 44.4% compare
- 6 Eritrea 43.5% compare
- 7 Sudan 41.9% compare
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 children out of school, female in Cape Verde?
- Children out of school, female in Cape Verde was 51.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for children out of school, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 4th out of 177 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 963.7%. 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 Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.