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 5.2% 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 %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 5.2% 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.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cape Verde peaked at 17.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2025.
That places Cape Verde 111th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.6% | — |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.1% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.2% | 7.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 5.2% 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 17.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2025.
- How does Cape Verde rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cape Verde ranks 111th out of 206 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 30.7%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release