Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) was 6,460 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
6,460 number
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
96th
of 105 countries
All-time high
7,503 number
in 2014
All-time low
6,460 number
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Cape Verde, 2013–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2013201520182013: 7.2k number2014: 7.5k number2015: 6.9k number2016: 7.1k number2017: 7.0k number2018: 6.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 6,460 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

That places Cape Verde 96th out of 105 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in Cape Verde, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 7,216 number —
2014 7,503 number +4.0%
2015 6,933 number -7.6%
2016 7,145 number +3.1%
2017 6,988 number -2.2%
2018 6,460 number -7.6%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 6,460 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 148,829 number, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 6,460 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24,661 number, 26% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 93 Macao 14,077 number compare
  2. 94 Cyprus 10,549 number compare
  3. 95 Iceland 7,634 number compare
  4. 97 Lesotho 6,002 number compare
  5. 98 Malta 4,571 number compare
  6. 99 Brunei 4,023 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Cape Verde?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Cape Verde was 6,460 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 7,503 number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 6,460 number in 2018.
How does Cape Verde rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
Cape Verde ranks 96th out of 105 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 1,002 data points, 1999–2020
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.