Repeaters, primary, total in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Repeaters, primary, total was 7.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Cape Verde, 1979–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, repeaters, primary, total in Cape Verde stood at 7.7%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Cape Verde peaked at 29.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2018.
That places Cape Verde 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 27.0% | — |
| 1980 | 29.0% | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 28.6% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 29.2% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 28.6% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 29.0% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 27.7% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 27.1% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 24.0% | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | -21.7% |
| 1994 | 16.9% | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | -46.7% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +28.4% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 28.1% | 24.0% | 29.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 9.0% | 18.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.7% | 10.5% | 9 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Cape Verde?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Cape Verde was 7.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2018.
- How does Cape Verde rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Cape Verde ranks 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. 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, total (% of total 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.