Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 102.97 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Cape Verde, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2022, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Cape Verde stood at 102.97.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Cape Verde peaked at 127.71 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 55.94, in 1971.
That places Cape Verde 78th out of 217 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 55.94 | — |
| 1972 | 69.28 | +23.8% |
| 1973 | 87.2 | +25.9% |
| 1974 | 100.39 | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 106.3 | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 127.71 | +20.1% |
| 1977 | 115.64 | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 110.77 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 106.56 | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 102.76 | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 100.9 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 98.39 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 92.05 | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 96.57 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 97.63 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 98.9 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 101.81 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 104.61 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 107.43 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 109.39 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 109.92 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 111.09 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 112.27 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 113.44 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 114.48 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 115.53 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 116.57 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 117.61 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 117.62 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 116.2 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 115.45 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 115.54 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 114.57 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 112.94 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 112.19 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 112.3 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 110.93 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 109.97 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 108.62 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 107.56 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 107.48 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 108.39 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 108.02 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 107.54 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 105.85 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 104.43 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 104.15 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 105.85 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 105.21 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 103.43 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 103.03 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 102.97 | -0.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 102.97 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.09, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 102.97 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.43, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +25.9% | 69.28 | 87.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.75 | 55.94 | 127.71 | 9 |
| 1980s | 100.1 | 92.05 | 107.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 113.79 | 109.39 | 117.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 112.87 | 108.62 | 116.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.45 | 104.15 | 108.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.14 | 102.97 | 103.43 | 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 secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Cape Verde?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Cape Verde was 102.97 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 127.71 in 1976.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.94 in 1971.
- How does Cape Verde rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Cape Verde ranks 78th out of 217 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – 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 secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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.