Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 58.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Cape Verde, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 58.2% for share of children in primary school age who are in school in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 38.9% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Cape Verde peaked at 96.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2022.
That places Cape Verde 203rd out of 209 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.0% | 73.2% | 87.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 93.4% | 90.1% | 96.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 91.7% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 91.7% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 58.2% | 95.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 3,031 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Cape Verde?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Cape Verde was 58.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2022.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Cape Verde ranks 203rd out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.