Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio female) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio female) was 93.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cape Verde, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cape Verde is 93.9%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cape Verde peaked at 96.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2001.
That places Cape Verde 75th out of 195 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio female) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 49.0% | — |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 71.8% | +40.6% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +2.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 93.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 93.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.7%, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +40.6% | 51.0% | 71.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.3% | 49.0% | 71.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 74.1% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 91.2% | 96.1% | 3 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cape Verde?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cape Verde was 93.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 75th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release