Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 98.5% for literacy rate of young men vs. women in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Cape Verde peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 42nd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.0% | — |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 96.2% | 96.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.6% | 97.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1371 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1177 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,381 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Cape Verde?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Cape Verde was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Cape Verde ranks 42nd out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.