Children out of school, primary, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Children out of school, primary, female was 14,764 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary, female in Cape Verde, 1981–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2022, children out of school, primary, female in Cape Verde stood at 14,764. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,593.1% on the previous year and up 905.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Cape Verde peaked at 14,764 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 636, in 2019.
That places Cape Verde 89th out of 177 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, primary, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6,111 | — |
| 1982 | 6,888 | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 7,958 | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 6,180 | -22.3% |
| 1985 | 5,619 | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 5,297 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 4,920 | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 3,544 | -28.0% |
| 1990 | 3,197 | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 2,383 | -25.5% |
| 1998 | 823 | -65.5% |
| 2000 | 656 | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 1,204 | +83.5% |
| 2002 | 981 | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 1,068 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1,483 | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 1,454 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1,457 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,027 | +39.1% |
| 2008 | 2,321 | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 2,475 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 2,345 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 2,207 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1,469 | -33.4% |
| 2013 | 1,197 | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 1,111 | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 984 | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 1,181 | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 1,115 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 717 | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 636 | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 1,049 | +64.9% |
| 2021 | 872 | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 14,764 | +1593.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,815 | 3,544 | 7,958 | 8 |
| 1990s | 2,134 | 823 | 3,197 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1,513 | 656 | 2,475 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,296 | 636 | 2,345 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,562 | 872 | 14,764 | 3 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Cape Verde?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Cape Verde was 14,764 in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 14,764 in 2022.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 636 in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 89th out of 177 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 905.0%. 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, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.