Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 37.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cape Verde, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 37.8% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 318.8% on the previous year and up 129.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cape Verde peaked at 37.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2021.
Cape Verde ranks 9th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9% | — |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | +318.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 37.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 19.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 37.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.1%, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +318.8% | 9.0% | 37.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 21.9% | 24.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 11.2% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 9.0% | 37.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 41.4% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 39.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 39.4% compare
- 10 Malawi 36.8% compare
- 11 Uganda 35.0% compare
- 12 Vanuatu 34.0% 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cape Verde?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cape Verde was 37.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2021.
- How does Cape Verde rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Cape Verde ranks 9th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.9%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release