School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 32,315 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde stood at 32,315 number.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 38,827 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17,155 number, in 1977.
Cape Verde ranks 160th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,602 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,091 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 19,196 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 18,863 number | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 18,278 number | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 17,663 number | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 17,239 number | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 17,155 number | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 17,156 number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 17,210 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 17,272 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 17,292 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 17,405 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 17,717 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 18,155 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 18,634 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 19,060 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 19,601 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 20,195 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 20,821 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 21,470 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 22,109 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 22,823 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 23,543 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 24,213 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 24,762 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 25,136 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 25,539 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 38,827 number | +52.0% |
| 1999 | 38,645 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 38,117 number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 37,438 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 36,202 number | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 34,748 number | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 33,350 number | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 32,711 number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 32,105 number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 32,004 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 32,110 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 32,212 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 31,605 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 31,186 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 31,116 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 31,047 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 31,002 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 31,095 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 31,200 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 31,577 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 31,998 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 32,315 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,045 number | 17,155 number | 19,196 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,615 number | 17,272 number | 20,821 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,707 number | 21,470 number | 38,827 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,100 number | 32,004 number | 38,117 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,414 number | 31,002 number | 32,315 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde was 32,315 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 38,827 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,155 number in 1977.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.