Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female was 8.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Cape Verde, 1978–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Cape Verde is 8.4%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 39.2% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2014.
That places Cape Verde 30th out of 165 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 23.0% | — |
| 1979 | 39.2% | +70.3% |
| 1980 | 21.5% | -45.3% |
| 1981 | 21.6% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 19.9% | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 29.3% | +47.2% |
| 1985 | 23.3% | -20.4% |
| 1986 | 18.9% | -19.1% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -26.7% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.1% | 23.0% | 39.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 14.4% | 29.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 10.5% | 21.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.6% | 9.4% | 5 |
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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 4 of primary education, female in Cape Verde?
- Repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Cape Verde was 8.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 1979.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2014.
- How does Cape Verde rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 30th out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. 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 4 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.