School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 5,042 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5,042
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
166th
of 222 countries
All-time high
6,672
in 2002
All-time low
3,878
in 1973
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Cape Verde, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Cape Verde stood at 5,042.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Cape Verde peaked at 6,672 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,878, in 1973.
That places Cape Verde 166th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,934 | — |
| 1971 | 4,168 | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 4,291 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 3,878 | -9.6% |
| 1974 | 3,897 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 3,921 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 3,993 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 4,111 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 4,202 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 4,294 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 4,437 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 4,474 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 4,504 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 4,534 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 4,549 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 4,560 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 4,574 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 4,590 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 4,615 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 4,643 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 4,716 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 4,860 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 4,997 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 5,164 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 5,292 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 5,433 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 5,597 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 6,076 | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 6,291 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 6,453 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 6,580 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 6,650 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 6,672 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6,671 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,649 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 6,579 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 6,477 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 6,323 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 6,137 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 6,018 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5,942 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 5,811 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 5,551 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 5,252 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 5,095 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 5,081 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5,124 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5,180 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 5,189 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5,126 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 5,076 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 5,115 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 5,175 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 5,191 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 5,144 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 5,042 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,069 | 3,878 | 4,294 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,548 | 4,437 | 4,643 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,488 | 4,716 | 6,453 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,476 | 6,018 | 6,672 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,335 | 5,081 | 5,942 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,124 | 5,042 | 5,191 | 6 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Cape Verde?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Cape Verde was 5,042 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6,672 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,878 in 1973.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 166th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release