Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 2.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Cape Verde, 1987–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Cape Verde is 2.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Cape Verde peaked at 3.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1987.
That places Cape Verde 122nd out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1.0% | — |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +205.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -53.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +27.2% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -24.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +14.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 34% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 2.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.5%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +205.0% | 1.0% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Cape Verde?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Cape Verde was 2.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1987.
- How does Cape Verde rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Cape Verde ranks 122nd out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release