Literacy rate, youth female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Literacy rate, youth female was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth female in Cape Verde is 98.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Cape Verde peaked at 98.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 52nd of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, youth female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.4% | — |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | -0.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 98.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 98.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.1%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.4% | 86.4% | 86.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.9% | 97.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 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, youth female in Cape Verde?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Cape Verde was 98.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Cape Verde ranks 52nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.