Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) was 69.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Cape Verde, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 69.2% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2022.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Cape Verde peaked at 72.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2005.
That places Cape Verde 124th 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, male (%) (enrolment male) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 45.0% | — |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | +3.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 69.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.8%, 87% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 69.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.8%, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) 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 | +28.8% | 42.8% | 55.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.7% | 42.8% | 57.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 53.0% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 66.8% | 72.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 121 East Timor 71.5% compare
- 122 India 71.1% compare
- 123 Palestine 71.1% compare
- 125 Marshall Islands 68.7% compare
- 126 Tunisia 68.5% compare
- 127 Sierra Leone 68.1% compare
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, male in Cape Verde?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Cape Verde was 69.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2005.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 124th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release