Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 5,250 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cape Verde, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cape Verde stood at 5,250 number.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 6,413 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,163 number, in 1978.
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, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,469 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,676 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 4,789 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 4,746 number | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 4,607 number | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 4,431 number | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 4,257 number | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 4,181 number | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 4,163 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 4,181 number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 4,207 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 4,221 number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 4,215 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 4,246 number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 4,304 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 4,379 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 4,461 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 4,554 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 4,675 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 4,818 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 4,979 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 5,152 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 5,344 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 5,540 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 5,730 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 5,901 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 6,040 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 6,280 number | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 6,363 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 6,410 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 6,413 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,368 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 6,263 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 6,083 number | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 5,863 number | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 5,637 number | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 5,448 number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 5,340 number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 5,285 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5,261 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5,244 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5,199 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 5,169 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 5,141 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 5,116 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5,093 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 5,079 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 5,097 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5,144 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5,203 number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5,250 number | +0.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 5,250 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 5,250 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,450 number | 4,163 number | 4,789 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,408 number | 4,207 number | 4,818 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,774 number | 4,979 number | 6,410 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,796 number | 5,261 number | 6,413 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,148 number | 5,079 number | 5,244 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,250 number | 5,250 number | 5,250 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, female in Cape Verde?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cape Verde was 5,250 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6,413 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,163 number in 1978.
- How does Cape Verde rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.