Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.7521 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Cape Verde is 0.7521 units per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Cape Verde peaked at 0.801 units per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1811 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Cape Verde ranks 75th of 204 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1811 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.2414 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 0.265 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3082 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3084 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3261 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3504 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3851 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3464 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3563 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3586 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3705 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4444 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4695 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4916 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5032 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4705 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6593 units per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7988 units per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 0.801 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7916 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7975 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7744 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7804 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7864 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7916 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7965 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7866 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7772 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7623 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7467 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7375 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7335 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7333 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7357 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7414 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7432 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7484 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7551 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7675 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7717 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7618 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7521 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.7521 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3898 units per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.7521 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2789 units per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +40.1% | 0.4705 units per square kilometre | 0.6593 units per square kilometre |
| 1972 | +33.3% | 0.1811 units per square kilometre | 0.2414 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2957 units per square kilometre | 0.1811 units per square kilometre | 0.3851 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.4053 units per square kilometre | 0.3464 units per square kilometre | 0.4916 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.6466 units per square kilometre | 0.4705 units per square kilometre | 0.801 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7844 units per square kilometre | 0.7623 units per square kilometre | 0.7975 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7442 units per square kilometre | 0.7333 units per square kilometre | 0.7675 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7619 units per square kilometre | 0.7521 units per square kilometre | 0.7717 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 72 Malaysia 0.7751 units per square kilometre compare
- 73 Indonesia 0.7737 units per square kilometre compare
- 74 Ghana 0.7595 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Dominica 0.736 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Brunei 0.7304 units per square kilometre compare
- 78 China 0.7157 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Cape Verde?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Cape Verde was 0.7521 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.801 units per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1811 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Cape Verde rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 75th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.