Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 58.16 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Cape Verde, 1981–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2022, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Cape Verde stood at 58.16. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 38.9% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Cape Verde peaked at 96.92 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 58.16, in 2022.
Cape Verde ranks 203rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 79.72 | — |
| 1982 | 76.86 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 73.17 | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 78.21 | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 80.42 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 81.57 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 82.85 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 87.57 | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 88.84 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 90.11 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 90.89 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 91.67 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 92.45 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 93.24 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 94.16 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 95.08 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 96 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 96.92 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 96.74 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 96.55 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 95.46 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 95.89 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.5 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 94.85 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 94.77 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 93.11 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 92.22 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 91.73 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 91.73 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.15 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 94.23 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 94.57 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.88 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.14 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.79 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.95 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.31 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 96.23 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.68 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 95.24 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 58.16 | -38.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 58.16 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.04, 61% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 58.16 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.45, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -38.9% | 95.24 | 58.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.02 | 73.17 | 88.84 | 9 |
| 1990s | 93.73 | 90.11 | 96.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.51 | 91.73 | 96.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5 | 91.73 | 96.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.69 | 58.16 | 95.24 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 48.74 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Cape Verde?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Cape Verde was 58.16 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 96.92 in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.16 in 2022.
- How does Cape Verde rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Cape Verde ranks 203rd out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. 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 enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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 enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.