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

Latest (2020)
10,659 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
162nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
12,955 number
in 2000
All-time low
8,418 number
in 1982
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Cape Verde, 1970–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number) in Cape Verde, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 159 Guyana 14,782 number compare
  2. 160 Mauritius 13,095 number compare
  3. 161 Bhutan 12,266 number compare
  4. 163 Suriname 10,549 number compare
  5. 164 Cyprus 10,127 number compare
  6. 165 Vanuatu 7,797 number compare

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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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.