Progression to secondary school, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Progression to secondary school, female was 94.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Cape Verde, 1979–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 94.6% for progression to secondary school, female in 2017.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Cape Verde peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1984.
Cape Verde ranks 100th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 51.6% | — |
| 1980 | 49.2% | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 47.9% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 45.8% | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 48.4% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 43.4% | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 62.6% | +44.1% |
| 1987 | 58.4% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +54.1% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 96.8% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 43.4% | 62.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 90.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 94.6% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 97 Dominican Republic 94.8% compare
- 98 Ghana 94.8% compare
- 99 Colombia 94.8% compare
- 101 Iran, Islamic Republic of 94.5% compare
- 102 Trinidad and Tobago 94.4% compare
- 103 Paraguay 94.4% compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Cape Verde?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Cape Verde was 94.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1984.
- How does Cape Verde rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 100th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).