School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 30,289 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
30,289 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
165th
of 205 countries
All-time high
38,227 number
in 2006
All-time low
20,064 number
in 1973
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 30,289 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 38,227 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 20,064 number, in 1973.
Cape Verde ranks 165th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20,225 number | — |
| 1971 | 20,279 number | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 20,090 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 20,064 number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 20,501 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 21,390 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 22,617 number | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 23,783 number | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 24,821 number | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 25,391 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 25,577 number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 25,613 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 25,054 number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 24,595 number | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 24,181 number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 23,762 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 23,293 number | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 22,802 number | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 22,626 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 22,708 number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 22,933 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 23,230 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 23,498 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 24,121 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 25,147 number | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 26,456 number | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 27,906 number | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 29,289 number | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 32,111 number | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 33,382 number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 34,591 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 35,723 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 36,641 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 37,298 number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 37,729 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 38,044 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 38,227 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 37,646 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 36,748 number | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 35,638 number | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 34,452 number | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 33,336 number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 32,181 number | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 31,484 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 31,160 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 31,105 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 31,209 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 30,931 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 30,643 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 30,405 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 30,289 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,916 number | 20,064 number | 25,391 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,021 number | 22,626 number | 25,613 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,807 number | 22,933 number | 33,382 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,828 number | 34,591 number | 38,227 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,691 number | 30,405 number | 34,452 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,289 number | 30,289 number | 30,289 number | 1 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde was 30,289 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 38,227 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,064 number in 1973.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 165th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.