Children out of school, primary in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Children out of school, primary was 24,851 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Cape Verde, 1981–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Cape Verde is 24,851, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 777.5% on the previous year and up 587.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Cape Verde peaked at 24,851 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,208, in 2018.
That places Cape Verde 85th out of 197 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 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11,576 | — |
| 1982 | 13,248 | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 15,419 | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 12,580 | -18.4% |
| 1985 | 11,369 | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 10,794 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 10,146 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 7,451 | -26.6% |
| 1990 | 6,127 | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 4,661 | -23.9% |
| 1998 | 2,401 | -48.5% |
| 2000 | 2,723 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 3,561 | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 3,194 | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 3,065 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 4,147 | +35.3% |
| 2005 | 3,812 | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 3,796 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 4,893 | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 5,400 | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 5,602 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 5,472 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 5,048 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 3,617 | -28.3% |
| 2013 | 3,349 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 3,140 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 2,968 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 3,160 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 3,048 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 2,208 | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 2,244 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 3,159 | +40.8% |
| 2021 | 2,832 | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 24,851 | +777.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary 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 | +777.5% | 2,832 | 24,851 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11,573 | 7,451 | 15,419 | 8 |
| 1990s | 4,396 | 2,401 | 6,127 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4,019 | 2,723 | 5,602 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,425 | 2,208 | 5,472 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,281 | 2,832 | 24,851 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 48.74 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 58.16 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Cape Verde?
- Children out of school, primary in Cape Verde was 24,851 in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 24,851 in 2022.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,208 in 2018.
- How does Cape Verde rank for children out of school, primary?
- Cape Verde ranks 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 587.1%. 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. 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.