Over-age students, primary, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Over-age students, primary, female was 7.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Cape Verde, 1981–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary, female in Cape Verde stood at 7.9%.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Cape Verde peaked at 19.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2016.
Cape Verde ranks 75th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 18.1% | — |
| 1982 | 19.1% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 17.3% | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 16.2% | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 14.4% | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 14.6% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 11.6% | -21.8% |
| 1990 | 11.5% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | -23.9% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +76.1% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.8% | 11.6% | 19.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 8.8% | 15.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 12.9% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.7% | 11.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 72 Dominican Republic 8.3% compare
- 73 Philippines 8.0% compare
- 74 Panama 7.9% compare
- 76 Niger 7.8% compare
- 77 Samoa 7.6% compare
- 78 Azerbaijan 7.5% 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 over-age students, primary, female in Cape Verde?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Cape Verde was 7.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2016.
- How does Cape Verde rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.