Inequality in education in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Inequality in education was 0.2739 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Inequality in education in Cape Verde, 2015–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.2739 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Cape Verde peaked at 0.2739 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2739, in 2015.
That places Cape Verde 52nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Inequality in education in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.2739 | — |
| 2016 | 0.2739 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2739 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2739 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2739 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2739 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2739 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2739 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2739 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.2739 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1203, 2.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.2739 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3425, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2739 | 0.2739 | 0.2739 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2739 | 0.2739 | 0.2739 | 4 |
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 inequality in education in Cape Verde?
- Inequality in education in Cape Verde was 0.2739 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2739 in 2015.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2739 in 2015.
- How does Cape Verde rank for inequality in education?
- Cape Verde ranks 52nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.