Primary education, pupils, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1177 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Cape Verde, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, primary education, pupils, per capita in Cape Verde stood at 0.1177 units per person.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.2094 units per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0949 units per person, in 1971.
Cape Verde ranks 66th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0949 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.1157 units per person | +22.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1426 units per person | +23.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1633 units per person | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1718 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2094 units per person | +21.9% |
| 1977 | 0.193 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1882 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1841 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1797 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1757 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1693 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1567 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1628 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1632 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1644 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1686 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1731 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1777 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1805 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1816 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1906 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2087 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2072 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2021 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1969 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1923 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1856 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1776 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1711 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1659 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1588 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1522 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1453 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1395 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1351 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1326 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1301 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1287 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1261 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1236 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1225 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1234 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1218 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1192 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1186 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1177 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1626 units per person | 0.0949 units per person | 0.2094 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1691 units per person | 0.1567 units per person | 0.1797 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1937 units per person | 0.1805 units per person | 0.2087 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1748 units per person | 0.1453 units per person | 0.2021 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1283 units per person | 0.1218 units per person | 0.1395 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1185 units per person | 0.1177 units per person | 0.1192 units per person | 3 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6073 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,826 (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4,781 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.96 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.1177 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2094 units per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0949 units per person in 1971.
- How does Cape Verde rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.