Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 29.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cape Verde, 1980–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 29.2% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.2% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cape Verde peaked at 34.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1987.
That places Cape Verde 5th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.9% | — |
| 1981 | 23.0% | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 20.3% | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | +38.1% |
| 1984 | 23.8% | -15.3% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 19.4% | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.1% | 19.4% | 28.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 20.4% | 25.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 22.3% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 24.3% | 29.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 43.0% compare
- 3 Iraq 36.5% compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 34.3% compare
- 6 Eritrea 28.8% compare
- 7 Benin 27.5% compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.4% 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 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cape Verde?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cape Verde was 29.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 1987.
- How does Cape Verde rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 5th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release