Enrolment in primary education, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Enrolment in primary education, female was 30,655 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Cape Verde, 1974–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female in Cape Verde is 30,655 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 45,088 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 24,403 number, in 1974.
Cape Verde ranks 162nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 24,403 number | — |
| 1975 | 25,760 number | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 29,514 number | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 29,192 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 28,945 number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 28,431 number | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 27,985 number | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 27,398 number | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 25,619 number | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 27,396 number | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 27,861 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 28,625 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 29,588 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 30,925 number | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 32,230 number | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 33,238 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 34,661 number | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 38,336 number | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 44,877 number | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 45,088 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 44,915 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 44,405 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 43,956 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 42,744 number | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 41,385 number | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 40,296 number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 39,558 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 38,084 number | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 36,773 number | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 35,228 number | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 34,105 number | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 33,125 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 32,393 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 32,390 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 32,017 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 31,435 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 30,818 number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 30,423 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 30,655 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,563 number | 24,403 number | 29,514 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 28,606 number | 25,619 number | 32,230 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,240 number | 33,238 number | 45,088 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 40,734 number | 35,228 number | 44,915 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,929 number | 30,423 number | 34,105 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Cape Verde?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Cape Verde was 30,655 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 45,088 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,403 number in 1974.
- How does Cape Verde rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.