Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 111.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde is 111.4%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 119.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 1999.
That places Cape Verde 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 56.4% | — |
| 2001 | 77.7% | +37.7% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 100.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 102.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 104.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 110.4% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 111.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 117.5% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 116.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 119.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 119.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 117.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 110.6% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 109.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 111.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 114.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 111.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.4% | 56.4% | 56.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 77.7% | 102.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 113.7% | 104.8% | 119.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.7% | 111.4% | 114.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,878 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.57 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.551 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,969 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.32 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6073 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde was 111.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 119.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 1999.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release