Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 17.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Cape Verde, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Cape Verde is 17.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.7% on the previous year and up 141.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Cape Verde peaked at 17.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1999.
Cape Verde ranks 15th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.7% | — |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -36.8% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +25.5% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 4.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.5% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.0% | 17.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 12 Cook Islands 26.3% compare
- 13 Monaco 26.2% compare
- 14 Cayman Islands 20.3% compare
- 16 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.2% compare
- 17 Montserrat 15.9% compare
- 18 Hong Kong, China 15.2% compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Cape Verde?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Cape Verde was 17.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1999.
- How does Cape Verde rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Cape Verde ranks 15th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release