Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 96.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cape Verde, 1987–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cape Verde stood at 96.5%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cape Verde peaked at 103.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 1987.
That places Cape Verde 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 73.2% | — |
| 1988 | 77.4% | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 80.5% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 82.8% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 94.1% | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 93.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 100.7% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 100.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 100.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 102.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 103.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 102.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 100.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.0% | 73.2% | 80.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 92.0% | 100.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.5% | 96.5% | 103.8% | 9 |
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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, primary and secondary, female in Cape Verde?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cape Verde was 96.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 103.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 1987.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.