Education spending in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Education spending was 4.35 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.35
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
89th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.88
in 2002
All-time low
4.17
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2023
Education spending in Cape Verde, 1998–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 4.35 for education spending in 2023.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Cape Verde peaked at 7.88 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.17, 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.
Education spending in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.39 | — |
| 1999 | 6.8 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 7.88 | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 7.48 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 6.53 | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 4.96 | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 5.03 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.87 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.08 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 4.6 | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 5.4 | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 4.56 | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 4.52 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.81 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 4.75 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.59 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 4.79 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.17 | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 7.09 | +70.3% |
| 2021 | 6.15 | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 4.73 | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 4.35 | -8.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 4.35 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 4.35 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 | 6.39 | 6.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.12 | 4.87 | 7.88 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.73 | 4.17 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.58 | 4.35 | 7.09 | 4 |
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 education spending in Cape Verde?
- Education spending in Cape Verde was 4.35 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 7.88 in 2002.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for education spending?
- Cape Verde ranks 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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