School age population, early childhood education, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, early childhood education, female was 11,966 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in Cape Verde, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 11,966 for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 19,370 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11,966, in 2025.
That places Cape Verde 164th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19,370 | — |
| 1999 | 19,032 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 18,623 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 18,199 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 17,805 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 17,480 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 17,281 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 17,022 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 16,625 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 16,164 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 15,845 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 15,745 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15,814 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 15,803 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 15,505 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 15,099 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 14,811 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 14,588 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 14,386 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 14,158 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 14,022 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 14,030 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 14,200 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 14,461 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 14,371 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 14,086 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 13,567 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 11,966 | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,201 | 19,032 | 19,370 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17,079 | 15,745 | 18,623 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,822 | 14,022 | 15,814 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,775 | 11,966 | 14,461 | 6 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,878 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.57 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.551 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,969 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.32 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6073 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Cape Verde?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Cape Verde was 11,966 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 19,370 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,966 in 2025.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release