Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 72.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.3%
World rank
49th
of 87 countries
All-time high
72.3%
in 2024
All-time low
43.9%
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Cape Verde stood at 72.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Cape Verde peaked at 72.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 49th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.9% | — |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +29.3% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 43.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 56.7% | 56.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 52.3% | 57.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 72.3% | 72.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,878 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.57 % change on previous year (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.32 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6073 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Cape Verde?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Cape Verde was 72.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 49th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release