Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 44.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cape Verde, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 44.3% for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cape Verde peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2012.
That places Cape Verde 128th out of 155 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.0% | — |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | -52.6% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 44.1% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 44.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.0%, 61% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 44.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75.0%, 59% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -52.6% | 100.0% | 47.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 38.9% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 37.6% | 45.7% | 9 |
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cape Verde?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cape Verde was 44.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2012.
- How does Cape Verde rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Cape Verde ranks 128th out of 155 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release