Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total was 98.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Cape Verde, 1979–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2018, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Cape Verde stood at 98.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Cape Verde peaked at 124.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 92.1%, in 2016.
That places Cape Verde 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 124.3% | — |
| 1980 | 113.4% | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 104.9% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 114.0% | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 105.0% | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 111.2% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 117.4% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 107.2% | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 109.1% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 118.6% | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 115.5% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 120.2% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 119.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 108.8% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 100.8% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 101.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 99.6% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 104.9% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 104.2% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 101.2% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 101.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 102.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 124.3% | 124.3% | 124.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 111.2% | 104.9% | 118.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 115.9% | 108.8% | 120.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 101.2% | 97.1% | 104.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 92.1% | 98.9% | 9 |
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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 intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Cape Verde?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Cape Verde was 98.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 124.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 2016.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
- Cape Verde ranks 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.