Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 103.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cape Verde, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cape Verde is 103.0%, measured in 2022.
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 and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cape Verde peaked at 127.7% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, 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 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.8% | 55.9% | 127.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 100.1% | 92.1% | 107.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 113.6% | 109.4% | 117.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 112.9% | 108.6% | 116.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.4% | 104.2% | 108.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.1% | 103.0% | 103.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cape Verde?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cape Verde was 103.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 127.7% in 1976.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 1971.
- How does Cape Verde rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Cape Verde ranks 78th out of 217 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.