Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.6012 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cape Verde, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cape Verde is 0.6012 GPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cape Verde peaked at 0.8642 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.443 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Cape Verde 159th out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8642 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.7946 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8042 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7269 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6956 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6981 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7048 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7098 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6423 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5979 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5548 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4696 GPIA | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.443 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4495 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4918 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5156 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5118 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6012 GPIA | +17.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.6012 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8418 GPIA, 71% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.6012 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9365 GPIA, 64% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7555 GPIA | 0.6956 GPIA | 0.8642 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5448 GPIA | 0.443 GPIA | 0.7098 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5429 GPIA | 0.5118 GPIA | 0.6012 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,969 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,106 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,925 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.32 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11,659 (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.551 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,826 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6073 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cape Verde?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cape Verde was 0.6012 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8642 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.443 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Cape Verde rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Cape Verde ranks 159th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release