Literacy rate, youth male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Literacy rate, youth male was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth male in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15-24.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 98.5% for literacy rate, youth male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth male in Cape Verde peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 41st out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, youth male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.0% | — |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 98.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 100% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 98.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.5%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
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 male in Cape Verde?
- Literacy rate, youth male in Cape Verde was 98.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for literacy rate, youth male?
- Cape Verde ranks 41st out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth male 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth male (% of males 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.