Female teachers in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Female teachers was 63.51 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
63.51
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
156th
of 212 countries
All-time high
71.58
in 2017
All-time low
58.71
in 1994
Years of data
30
1987–2022
Female teachers in Cape Verde, 1987–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, female teachers in Cape Verde stood at 63.51.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Cape Verde peaked at 71.58 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58.71, in 1994.
Cape Verde ranks 156th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Female teachers in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 60.58 | — |
| 1988 | 59.73 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 59.57 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 60.21 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 58.71 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 62.26 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 62.48 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 61.91 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 64.47 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 64.53 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.06 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 66.68 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 66.05 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 66.26 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.69 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.67 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 67.09 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 67.53 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 67.29 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.86 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 67.58 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.79 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 69.24 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 70.98 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 71.58 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 71.11 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 71 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 71 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.78 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 63.51 | -6.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 63.51 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.45, 80% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 63.51 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.65, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.96 | 59.57 | 60.58 | 3 |
| 1990s | 60.91 | 58.71 | 62.48 | 4 |
| 2000s | 65.54 | 61.91 | 67.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2 | 67.29 | 71.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.43 | 63.51 | 71 | 3 |
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 female teachers in Cape Verde?
- Female teachers in Cape Verde was 63.51 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 71.58 in 2017.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.71 in 1994.
- How does Cape Verde rank for female teachers?
- Cape Verde ranks 156th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).