Primary enrollment selected countries in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Primary enrollment selected countries was 58.16 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries in Cape Verde, 1981–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 58.16 for primary enrollment selected countries 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, primary enrollment selected countries in Cape Verde peaked at 96.92 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 58.16, 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.
Primary enrollment selected countries 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% |
| 1990 | 90.11 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 93.24 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 96.92 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 96.55 | -0.4% |
| 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 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 | 80.05 | 73.17 | 87.57 | 8 |
| 1990s | 93.42 | 90.11 | 96.92 | 3 |
| 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)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 58.16 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries in Cape Verde?
- Primary enrollment selected countries in Cape Verde was 58.16 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 96.92 in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.16 in 2022.
- How does Cape Verde rank for primary enrollment selected countries?
- Cape Verde ranks 203rd out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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