Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education was 14.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
14.2%
Change on year
up 158.8%
World rank
18th
of 178 countries
All-time high
35.9%
in 1983
All-time low
5.5%
in 2020
Years of data
26
1980–2021
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Cape Verde, 1980–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Cape Verde stood at 14.2%.
The figure is up 158.8% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Cape Verde peaked at 35.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2020.
That places Cape Verde 18th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.6% | — |
| 1981 | 18.9% | -38.3% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 35.9% | +115.5% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | -49.3% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | +45.4% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +36.2% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -72.2% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +158.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.2% | 16.7% | 35.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 16.7% | 26.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 13.1% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 5.5% | 14.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 15 New Caledonia 15.8% compare
- 16 Lesotho 15.6% compare
- 17 Zambia 14.8% compare
- 19 Suriname 14.1% compare
- 20 Central African Republic 14.0% compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 13.3% compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1397 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0565 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,786 (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,381 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Cape Verde?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Cape Verde was 14.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
- Cape Verde ranks 18th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release