Primary education, teachers, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0058 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Cape Verde, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0058 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0073 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per person, in 1971.
That places Cape Verde 63rd out of 204 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0025 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0033 units per person | +31.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0041 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 0.004 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0049 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 units per person | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.005 units per person | +18.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0052 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0054 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0054 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 units per person | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 units per person | +31.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.007 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.007 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0067 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.006 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.006 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0058 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0052 units per person, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0058 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0043 units per person, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +31.8% | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0033 units per person |
| 1994 | +31.4% | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0065 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 3 |
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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.0058 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0073 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per person in 1971.
- How does Cape Verde rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 63rd out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers 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, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers 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, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.