Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%) (Gross both) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%) (Gross both) was 104.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde is 104.8%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 119.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 1999.
That places Cape Verde 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%) (Gross both) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.9% | — |
| 2001 | 81.4% | +35.9% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 88.5% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 100.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 103.6% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 106.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 109.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 114.7% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 115.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 119.3% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 114.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 112.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 110.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 108.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 104.8% | -3.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 104.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.1%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 104.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.1%, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%) (Gross both) in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +35.9% | 59.9% | 81.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.9% | 59.9% | 59.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 81.4% | 106.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 112.1% | 104.8% | 119.3% | 9 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde was 104.8% in 2018, 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 119.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 1999.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.