Lower secondary completion rate, total in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 83.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Cape Verde, 1980–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Cape Verde is 83.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Cape Verde peaked at 89.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1980.
That places Cape Verde 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.4% | — |
| 1981 | 5.4% | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 5.8% | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | +23.7% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +17.5% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | +18.6% |
| 1988 | 13.2% | +61.4% |
| 1990 | 11.8% | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | +76.7% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | +143.3% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | +33.1% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.1% | 4.4% | 13.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 11.8% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 50.6% | 71.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 69.3% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 75.8% | 83.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Cape Verde?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Cape Verde was 83.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Cape Verde ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total 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 volatile.
- 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 Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.