Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 1.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
1.0%
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
34th
of 116 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2016
All-time low
1.0%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2014–2019
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Cape Verde, 2014–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Cape Verde is 1.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Cape Verde ranks 34th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.1% | — |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -12.1% |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 31 Senegal 1.0% compare
- 32 Netherlands 1.0% compare
- 33 Uruguay 1.0% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 1.0% compare
- 36 Korea 1.0% compare
- 37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.0% compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1177 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Cape Verde?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Cape Verde was 1.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Cape Verde ranks 34th out of 116 countries with data for 2019.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release