Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female was 4.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Cape Verde, 1978–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Cape Verde is 4.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 56.9% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 30.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2017.
That places Cape Verde 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 26.1% | — |
| 1979 | 28.2% | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 28.6% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 26.1% | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 26.6% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 27.8% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 30.0% | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 27.3% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 25.7% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 24.1% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -56.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.1% | 26.1% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.4% | 25.7% | 30.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 16.6% | 24.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 4.8% | 15.5% | 6 |
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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 repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Cape Verde?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Cape Verde was 4.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2017.
- How does Cape Verde rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.