Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers lower both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers lower both sexes was 70.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cape Verde, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cape Verde stood at 70.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cape Verde peaked at 96.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 2007.
Cape Verde ranks 69th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers lower both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 58.6% | — |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | -26.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 70.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.6%, 77% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 70.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.5%, 88% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.5% | 58.6% | 68.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 67.5% | 95.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 70.2% | 96.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 66 Tokelau 72.0% compare
- 67 Niue 71.4% compare
- 68 Burundi 70.4% compare
- 70 Marshall Islands 68.5%
- 71 Burkina Faso 68.0% compare
- 72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 64.3%
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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cape Verde?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cape Verde was 70.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 2007.
- How does Cape Verde rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Cape Verde ranks 69th out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release