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 13.2% 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 %.
Analysis
In 2022, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cape Verde stood at 13.2%.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cape Verde peaked at 24.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2020.
That places Cape Verde 85th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22.7% | — |
| 2003 | 23.6% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +7.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 13.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 97% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 13.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.8%, 34% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 21.4% | 24.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 13.7% | 23.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.3% | 13.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 82 Anguilla 13.7% compare
- 83 Oman 13.4% compare
- 84 Sao Tome and Principe 13.3% compare
- 86 Ecuador 12.9% compare
- 87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.6% compare
- 88 Palestine, State of 12.3% compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1177 units per person (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 13.2% 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 24.5% in 2004.
- 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 11.3% in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Cape Verde ranks 85th out of 179 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 37.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release