Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) 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 (%) (primary) 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% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 91.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.9%, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 91.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 2.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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