Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained was 50.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Cape Verde, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 50.7% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Cape Verde peaked at 55.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2008.
Cape Verde ranks 76th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 43.1% | — |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 40.0% | 43.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 42.7% | 48.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 50.7% | 55.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,969 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,106 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,925 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.32 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11,659 (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.551 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,826 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6073 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Cape Verde?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Cape Verde was 50.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2008.
- How does Cape Verde rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained?
- Cape Verde ranks 76th out of 98 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 teachers in secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release