School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 10,200 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
10,200 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
163rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
12,853 number
in 2004
All-time low
6,930 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde stood at 10,200 number.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 12,853 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6,930 number, in 1970.
That places Cape Verde 163rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,930 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,053 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 7,279 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 7,606 number | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 7,890 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 8,239 number | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 8,531 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 8,583 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 8,499 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 8,490 number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 8,501 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 8,496 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 8,315 number | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 8,171 number | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 8,032 number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 7,883 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 7,776 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 7,799 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 7,874 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 7,949 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 8,033 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 8,191 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 8,465 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 8,874 number | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 9,327 number | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 9,815 number | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 10,302 number | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 11,138 number | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 11,538 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 11,924 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 12,264 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 12,529 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 12,698 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 12,793 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 12,853 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 12,807 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 12,549 number | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 12,062 number | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 11,641 number | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 11,243 number | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 10,901 number | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 10,705 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10,576 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 10,483 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 10,459 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10,471 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 10,443 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 10,271 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 10,189 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 10,168 number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 10,200 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,910 number | 6,930 number | 8,583 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,080 number | 7,776 number | 8,501 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,761 number | 8,033 number | 11,924 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,344 number | 11,243 number | 12,853 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,467 number | 10,168 number | 10,901 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,200 number | 10,200 number | 10,200 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde was 10,200 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 12,853 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,930 number in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 163rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.