Population, age 21, total in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Population, age 21, total was 12,310 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, total in Cape Verde, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 21, total in Cape Verde is 12,310, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Cape Verde peaked at 12,377 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6,542, in 1993.
Cape Verde ranks 160th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,124 | 6,542 | 8,608 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,911 | 9,150 | 12,173 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,340 | 12,286 | 12,377 | 5 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 3,031 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 21, total in Cape Verde?
- Population, age 21, total in Cape Verde was 12,310 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 12,377 in 2012.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,542 in 1993.
- How does Cape Verde rank for population, age 21, total?
- Cape Verde ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Population, age 21, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.