Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.95 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.95 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Cape Verde peaked at 0.95 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6 GPIA, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 51st out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.8442 GPIA | +40.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.95 GPIA | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8442 GPIA | 0.8442 GPIA | 0.8442 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.905 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.95 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,925 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.57 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,878 (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,106 (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11,659 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,969 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.551 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4,781 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Cape Verde?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Cape Verde was 0.95 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 GPIA in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cape Verde ranks 51st out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release