Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 5,409 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cape Verde, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cape Verde is 5,409 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cape Verde peaked at 6,542 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,203 number, in 1982.
That places Cape Verde 163rd 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, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,250 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,440 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 4,554 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 4,561 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 4,500 number | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 4,416 number | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 4,332 number | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 4,334 number | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4,322 number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 4,303 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 4,281 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 4,258 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 4,203 number | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 4,226 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 4,300 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 4,399 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 4,503 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 4,604 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 4,733 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 4,878 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 5,038 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 5,215 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 5,412 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 5,620 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 5,825 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 6,008 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 6,151 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 6,412 number | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 6,496 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 6,541 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 6,542 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,500 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 6,376 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 6,173 number | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 5,932 number | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 5,693 number | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 5,505 number | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5,381 number | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 5,327 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5,311 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 5,294 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5,232 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 5,227 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5,215 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5,201 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5,191 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5,190 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,223 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5,284 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 5,353 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5,409 number | +1.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 5,409 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 5,409 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,401 number | 4,250 number | 4,561 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,438 number | 4,203 number | 4,878 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,872 number | 5,038 number | 6,541 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,874 number | 5,311 number | 6,542 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,241 number | 5,190 number | 5,353 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,409 number | 5,409 number | 5,409 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, male in Cape Verde?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cape Verde was 5,409 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6,542 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,203 number in 1982.
- How does Cape Verde rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.