School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 15,059 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cape Verde, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cape Verde is 15,059 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 18,887 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10,224 number, in 1970.
Cape Verde ranks 164th 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, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,224 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,390 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 10,514 number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 10,709 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 11,080 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 11,622 number | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 12,302 number | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 12,849 number | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 13,276 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 13,411 number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 13,308 number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 13,081 number | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 12,626 number | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 12,259 number | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 11,998 number | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 11,802 number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 11,618 number | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 11,350 number | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 11,180 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 11,135 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 11,207 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 11,372 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 11,593 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 11,963 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 12,493 number | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 13,147 number | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 13,874 number | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 14,563 number | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 15,947 number | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 16,572 number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 17,169 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 17,718 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 18,173 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 18,497 number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 18,701 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 18,835 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 18,887 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 18,680 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 18,300 number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 17,782 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 17,200 number | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 16,649 number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 15,979 number | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 15,595 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 15,443 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 15,448 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,538 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15,426 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 15,283 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 15,145 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 15,059 number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,638 number | 10,224 number | 13,411 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,036 number | 11,135 number | 13,308 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,273 number | 11,207 number | 16,572 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,274 number | 17,169 number | 18,887 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,771 number | 15,145 number | 17,200 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,059 number | 15,059 number | 15,059 number | 1 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 15,059 number in 2020, 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 18,887 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,224 number in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.