Repeaters, primary, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Repeaters, primary, male was 9.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, male in Cape Verde, 1979–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, repeaters, primary, male in Cape Verde stood at 9.8%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Cape Verde peaked at 30.4% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2018.
Cape Verde ranks 34th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 27.3% | — |
| 1980 | 26.4% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 28.8% | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 29.6% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 29.1% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 30.4% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 29.4% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 29.3% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 28.5% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 25.6% | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 20.1% | -21.7% |
| 1994 | 18.2% | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | -43.5% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +24.7% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 25.6% | 30.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 10.3% | 20.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.3% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.8% | 12.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 31 Lesotho 10.7% compare
- 32 South Africa 10.7% compare
- 33 Guatemala 10.2% compare
- 35 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.8% compare
- 36 Nicaragua 9.2% compare
- 37 Mozambique 9.1% compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1371 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, male in Cape Verde?
- Repeaters, primary, male in Cape Verde was 9.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 1984.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2018.
- How does Cape Verde rank for repeaters, primary, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.