Duration of compulsory education in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Duration of compulsory education was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 205 countries
All-time high
10
in 2010
All-time low
6
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Cape Verde, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Cape Verde is 10, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Cape Verde peaked at 10 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1998.
Cape Verde ranks 86th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 3,031 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Cape Verde?
- Duration of compulsory education in Cape Verde was 10 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2010.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- How does Cape Verde rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Cape Verde ranks 86th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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