Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 4.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Cape Verde, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 4.3% for government spending on education as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 7.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2019.
That places Cape Verde 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.4% | — |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +70.3% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -8.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 4.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 4.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.3% | 7.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Cape Verde was 4.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.