Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 79.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cape Verde, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 79.4% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cape Verde peaked at 86.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2004.
Cape Verde ranks 104th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50.6% | — |
| 2002 | 52.9% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | +39.5% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.5% | 49.8% | 70.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 74.8% | 86.5% | 9 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cape Verde?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cape Verde was 79.4% in 2018, 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 86.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2004.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 104th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.