Literacy rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Literacy rate was 88.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88.5%
World rank
77th
of 128 countries
All-time high
88.5%
in 2024
All-time low
22.5%
in 1950
Years of data
6
1950–2024
Literacy rate in Cape Verde, 1950–2024
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 88.5% for literacy rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate in Cape Verde peaked at 88.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 1950.
Cape Verde ranks 77th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 22.5% | — |
| 1990 | 62.8% | +179.1% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | +30.9% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | +1.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 88.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.4%, 93% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 88.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.9%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 62.8% | 62.8% | 62.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 82.2% | 82.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 85.3% | 86.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,106 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,925 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.32 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11,659 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.551 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,969 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,826 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate in Cape Verde?
- Literacy rate in Cape Verde was 88.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 1950.
- How does Cape Verde rank for literacy rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 77th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of adults who can read and write a simple statement about their everyday life.