Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 10.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Cape Verde, 1981–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Cape Verde is 10.2%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Cape Verde peaked at 19.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2016.
That places Cape Verde 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 (% of enrollment) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 19.0% | — |
| 1982 | 19.9% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 18.4% | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 17.3% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 15.2% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 12.7% | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | -22.5% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +75.1% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +18.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +75.1% | 9.4% | 16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.7% | 12.7% | 19.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 9.4% | 16.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 14.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 8.6% | 13.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 48.74 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 58.16 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Cape Verde?
- Over-age students, primary in Cape Verde was 10.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2016.
- How does Cape Verde rank for over-age students, primary?
- Cape Verde ranks 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 (% of 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.