Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 91.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
91.5%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
100th
of 133 countries
All-time high
91.5%
in 2022
All-time low
71.5%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cape Verde, 2016–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cape Verde stood at 91.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Cape Verde ranks 100th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 71.5% | — |
| 2017 | 76.5% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 86.9% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.5% | 71.5% | 86.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 86.5% | 91.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cape Verde?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cape Verde was 91.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2016.
- How does Cape Verde rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Cape Verde ranks 100th out of 133 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release