Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 67.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 67.8% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in 2022.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 73.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1999.
Cape Verde ranks 87th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 45.6% | — |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 70.1% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 72.8% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 50.9% | 64.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 62.5% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 67.8% | 72.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 84 Marshall Islands 68.4% compare
- 85 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 68.1% compare
- 86 Cyprus 68.0% compare
- 88 Thailand 67.7% compare
- 89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 67.4% compare
- 90 Saint Lucia 67.3% compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde was 67.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1999.
- How does Cape Verde rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 87th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release