Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Cape Verde, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 1.6% for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 3.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 54th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.5% | — |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -36.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +34.3% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 primary education as a percentage of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Cape Verde was 1.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 54th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 primary 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