Over-age students, primary, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Over-age students, primary, male was 12.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Cape Verde, 1981–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Cape Verde is 12.3%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Cape Verde peaked at 20.7% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1994.
Cape Verde ranks 58th 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, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 19.8% | — |
| 1982 | 20.7% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 19.4% | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 15.9% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 17.1% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 13.7% | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | -21.4% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | +74.2% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 13.7% | 20.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 10.0% | 17.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 16.5% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 10.4% | 15.7% | 8 |
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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, male in Cape Verde?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Cape Verde was 12.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 1982.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1994.
- How does Cape Verde rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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, male (% of male 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.