Girls and boys who are out of school in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Girls and boys who are out of school was 14,764 girls in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Girls and boys who are out of school in Cape Verde, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
In 2022, girls and boys who are out of school in Cape Verde stood at 14,764 girls. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,593.1% on the previous year and up 905.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, girls and boys who are out of school in Cape Verde peaked at 14,764 girls in 2022 and was at its lowest, 636 girls, in 2019.
Cape Verde ranks 88th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6,111 girls | — |
| 1982 | 6,888 girls | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 7,958 girls | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 6,180 girls | -22.3% |
| 1985 | 5,619 girls | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 5,297 girls | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 4,920 girls | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 3,544 girls | -28.0% |
| 1990 | 3,197 girls | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 2,383 girls | -25.5% |
| 1998 | 823 girls | -65.5% |
| 2000 | 656 girls | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 1,204 girls | +83.5% |
| 2002 | 981 girls | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 1,068 girls | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1,483 girls | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 1,454 girls | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1,457 girls | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,027 girls | +39.1% |
| 2008 | 2,321 girls | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 2,475 girls | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 2,345 girls | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 2,207 girls | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1,469 girls | -33.4% |
| 2013 | 1,197 girls | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 1,111 girls | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 984 girls | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 1,181 girls | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 1,115 girls | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 717 girls | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 636 girls | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 1,049 girls | +64.9% |
| 2021 | 872 girls | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 14,764 girls | +1593.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,815 girls | 3,544 girls | 7,958 girls | 8 |
| 1990s | 2,134 girls | 823 girls | 3,197 girls | 3 |
| 2000s | 1,513 girls | 656 girls | 2,475 girls | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,296 girls | 636 girls | 2,345 girls | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,562 girls | 872 girls | 14,764 girls | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,969 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,106 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,925 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.32 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11,659 (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.551 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,826 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6073 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is girls and boys who are out of school in Cape Verde?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Cape Verde was 14,764 girls in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 14,764 girls in 2022.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 636 girls in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Cape Verde ranks 88th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 905.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.