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 13.7% 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
In 2022, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cape Verde stood at 13.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 157.0% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cape Verde peaked at 29.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2020.
That places Cape Verde 84th out of 175 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 | 29.1% | — |
| 2002 | 22.9% | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +45.5% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +37.9% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -38.3% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -40.6% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +157.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 13.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.1%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 13.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.1%, 32% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +157.0% | 5.3% | 13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 13.6% | 29.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 9.0% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 5.3% | 13.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 81 El Salvador 14.2% compare
- 82 New Zealand 14.2% compare
- 83 Maldives 14.0% compare
- 85 Naoero 13.4% compare
- 86 Gibraltar 13.2% compare
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 12.9% 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 13.7% 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 29.1% 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 5.3% 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 175 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 28.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release