Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 59.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cape Verde, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cape Verde is 59.6%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cape Verde peaked at 59.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2005.
Cape Verde ranks 40th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.1% | — |
| 2001 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +1.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 59.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.8%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 59.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.8%, 1.4× the median. (32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +41.2% | 32.7% | 46.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6% | 32.7% | 51.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 50.0% | 59.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 59.6% compare
- 38 Algeria 59.6% compare
- 39 Mongolia 59.6% compare
- 41 Philippines 59.5% compare
- 42 Armenia 59.5% compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 59.0% 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 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 59.6% 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 59.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2005.
- How does Cape Verde rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Cape Verde ranks 40th out of 149 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 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release