Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 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 (% of relevant age group) 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +143.3% | 20.8% | 50.6% |
| 1994 | +76.7% | 11.8% | 20.8% |
| 1988 | +61.4% | 8.2% | 13.2% |
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 |
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 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.