Literacy rate, adult male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Literacy rate, adult male was 92.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult male in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, adult male in Cape Verde stood at 92.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in Cape Verde peaked at 92.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 45th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, adult male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.8% | — |
| 2009 | 88.9% | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 90.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 92.9% | +1.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 92.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.8%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 92.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.2%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.8% | 74.8% | 74.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 88.9% | 88.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 90.5% | 91.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 92.9% | 92.9% | 1 |
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 literacy rate, adult male in Cape Verde?
- Literacy rate, adult male in Cape Verde was 92.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- Cape Verde ranks 45th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.