Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.7867 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cape Verde, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cape Verde is 0.7867 GPIA, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 57.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cape Verde peaked at 0.9591 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4997 GPIA, in 2020.
That places Cape Verde 127th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8132 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8965 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8723 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7483 GPIA | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8308 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.833 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8356 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9591 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8136 GPIA | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8544 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9145 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8613 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9477 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7762 GPIA | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9029 GPIA | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7139 GPIA | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7255 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7994 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7671 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4997 GPIA | -34.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7867 GPIA | +57.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8447 GPIA | 0.7483 GPIA | 0.9591 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8263 GPIA | 0.7139 GPIA | 0.9477 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6432 GPIA | 0.4997 GPIA | 0.7867 GPIA | 2 |
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 children one year before the official primary in Cape Verde?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cape Verde was 0.7867 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9591 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4997 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Cape Verde ranks 127th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release