Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 21.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cape Verde, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 21.2% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cape Verde peaked at 46.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2020.
That places Cape Verde 92nd 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 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 45.6% | — |
| 2003 | 46.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 44.9% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -5.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 21.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 91% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 21.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.1%, 41% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6% | 40.2% | 46.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 25.5% | 36.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.1% | 22.3% | 3 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cape Verde?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cape Verde was 21.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 92nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release