Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 86.79 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
86.79
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
84th
of 128 countries
All-time high
86.79
in 2015
All-time low
22.5
in 1950
Years of data
5
1950–2015
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cape Verde, 1950–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cape Verde is 86.79, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cape Verde peaked at 86.79 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.5, in 1950.
Cape Verde ranks 84th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 22.5 | — |
| 1990 | 62.8 | +179.1% |
| 2009 | 82.22 | +30.9% |
| 2012 | 85.33 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 86.79 | +1.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 86.79 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.8, 91% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 86.79 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.74, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 62.8 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.22 | 82.22 | 82.22 | 1 |
| 2010s | 86.06 | 85.33 | 86.79 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 48.74 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 58.16 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cape Verde?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cape Verde was 86.79 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 86.79 in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5 in 1950.
- How does Cape Verde rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Cape Verde ranks 84th out of 128 countries with data for 2015.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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