School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 14,413 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14,413
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
169th
of 220 countries
All-time high
18,741
in 2007
All-time low
10,669
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cape Verde, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 14,413 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 18,741 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10,669, in 1970.
That places Cape Verde 169th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,669 | — |
| 1971 | 11,170 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 11,554 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 11,896 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 11,780 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 11,549 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 11,385 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 11,698 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 12,094 | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 12,504 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 12,884 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 12,910 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 12,910 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12,933 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 12,925 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 12,905 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 12,885 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 12,887 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12,901 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 12,935 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 13,031 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 13,293 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 13,620 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 13,989 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 14,389 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 14,780 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 15,169 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 15,584 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 16,793 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 17,394 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 17,929 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 18,260 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 18,418 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18,521 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 18,603 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 18,678 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 18,734 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 18,741 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18,591 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 18,206 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 17,609 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 16,826 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 16,081 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 15,406 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 14,668 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 14,025 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 13,727 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 13,791 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 13,986 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 14,111 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14,099 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 14,009 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 14,111 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14,241 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 14,366 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 14,413 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,630 | 10,669 | 12,504 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,908 | 12,884 | 12,935 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,804 | 13,031 | 17,394 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,468 | 17,929 | 18,741 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,023 | 13,727 | 17,609 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,206 | 14,009 | 14,413 | 6 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cape Verde?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cape Verde was 14,413 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 18,741 in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,669 in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 169th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release