Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.3973 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cape Verde, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.3973 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cape Verde peaked at 0.7895 modelled data in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3973 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Cape Verde 184th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7778 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.7895 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7748 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7536 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7364 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7097 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6803 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6829 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6942 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6891 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6639 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6303 modelled data | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5983 modelled data | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5575 modelled data | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5047 modelled data | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4653 modelled data | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.433 modelled data | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4375 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4479 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4639 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4896 modelled data | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4842 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4674 modelled data | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4253 modelled data | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4125 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3973 modelled data | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7288 modelled data | 0.6803 modelled data | 0.7895 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5202 modelled data | 0.433 modelled data | 0.6639 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.446 modelled data | 0.3973 modelled data | 0.4896 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 181 Ukraine 0.4444 modelled data compare
- 182 Bahrain 0.4167 modelled data compare
- 183 Gambia 0.413 modelled data compare
- 185 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3846 modelled data compare
- 186 Cook Islands 0.375 modelled data compare
- 187 Aruba 0.3333 modelled data compare
- 187 Australia 0.3333 modelled data 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 of lower secondary school age in Cape Verde?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cape Verde was 0.3973 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7895 modelled data in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3973 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Cape Verde rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cape Verde ranks 184th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release