Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 71.1% 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
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cape Verde is 71.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.1% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cape Verde peaked at 97.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 2007.
That places Cape Verde 65th out of 84 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 required qualifications in in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 61.8% | — |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 84.2% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | -26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.8% | 61.8% | 72.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 74.2% | 97.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 71.1% | 97.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
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 71.1% 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 97.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2007.
- How does Cape Verde rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Cape Verde ranks 65th out of 84 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 12.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release