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 15.6% 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 %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 15.6% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 93.5% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cape Verde peaked at 32.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2020.
That places Cape Verde 84th 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 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32.5% | — |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -32.1% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +45.3% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +34.2% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +93.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 15.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.6%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 15.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.8%, 36% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 15.1% | 32.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 10.3% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 8.0% | 15.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 81 Azerbaijan 16.5% compare
- 82 Montenegro 15.8% compare
- 83 Guatemala 15.8% compare
- 85 El Salvador 15.4% compare
- 86 Nicaragua 14.9% compare
- 87 Malaysia 14.6% 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 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 15.6% 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 32.5% in 2001.
- 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 8.0% in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Cape Verde ranks 84th out of 179 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 25.3%. 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 children one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release