School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) was 15,480 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15,480
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
167th
of 220 countries
All-time high
19,724
in 2005
All-time low
10,721
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Cape Verde, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 15,480 for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Cape Verde peaked at 19,724 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10,721, in 1970.
That places Cape Verde 167th 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, male (number) (age) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,721 | — |
| 1971 | 11,268 | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 11,629 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 11,911 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 11,711 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 11,399 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 11,142 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 11,421 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 11,828 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 12,260 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 12,648 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 12,638 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 12,737 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 12,866 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 12,963 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 13,023 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 13,063 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 13,090 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 13,121 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 13,168 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 13,267 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 13,530 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 13,868 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 14,263 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 14,708 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 15,137 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 15,566 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 16,018 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 17,333 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 18,031 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 18,679 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 19,137 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 19,405 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 19,580 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 19,681 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19,724 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 19,685 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 19,541 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 19,250 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 18,830 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 18,377 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 17,808 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 17,184 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 16,551 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 15,867 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 15,266 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 14,925 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 14,903 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 15,054 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 15,186 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 15,191 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15,112 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 15,195 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 15,324 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 15,459 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 15,480 | +0.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 15,480 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 182,080, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 15,480 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 559,412, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,529 | 10,721 | 12,260 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,932 | 12,638 | 13,168 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,172 | 13,267 | 18,031 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,351 | 18,679 | 19,724 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,112 | 14,903 | 18,377 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,294 | 15,112 | 15,480 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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, lower secondary education, male in Cape Verde?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Cape Verde was 15,480 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 19,724 in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,721 in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 167th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release