Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 10,659 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Cape Verde, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 10,659 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2020.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Cape Verde peaked at 12,955 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8,418 number, in 1982.
That places Cape Verde 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,719 number | — |
| 1971 | 9,116 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 9,343 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 9,307 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 9,107 number | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 8,847 number | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 8,589 number | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 8,515 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 8,485 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 8,484 number | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 8,488 number | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8,479 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 8,418 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 8,472 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 8,604 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 8,778 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 8,964 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 9,158 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 9,408 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 9,696 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 10,017 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 10,367 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 10,756 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 11,160 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 11,555 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 11,909 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 12,191 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 12,692 number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 12,859 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 12,951 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 12,955 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12,868 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 12,639 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 12,256 number | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 11,795 number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 11,330 number | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 10,953 number | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 10,721 number | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 10,612 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 10,572 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 10,538 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 10,431 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 10,396 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 10,356 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 10,317 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 10,284 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 10,269 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 10,320 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 10,428 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10,556 number | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 10,659 number | +1.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 10,659 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 116,888 number, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 10,659 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 360,057 number, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,851 number | 8,484 number | 9,343 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,846 number | 8,418 number | 9,696 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,646 number | 10,017 number | 12,951 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,670 number | 10,572 number | 12,955 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,390 number | 10,269 number | 10,556 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,659 number | 10,659 number | 10,659 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Cape Verde?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Cape Verde was 10,659 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 12,955 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,418 number in 1982.
- How does Cape Verde rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.