School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 62,619 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
62,619 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
163rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
76,855 number
in 2002
All-time low
46,473 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 62,619 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 76,855 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 46,473 number, in 1970.

Cape Verde ranks 163rd of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Cape Verde, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 46,473 number
1971 48,708 number +4.8%
1972 50,486 number +3.7%
1973 51,704 number +2.4%
1974 52,202 number +1.0%
1975 52,152 number -0.1%
1976 51,562 number -1.1%
1977 51,183 number -0.7%
1978 50,901 number -0.6%
1979 50,832 number -0.1%
1980 50,823 number -0.0%
1981 50,776 number -0.1%
1982 49,917 number -1.7%
1983 49,414 number -1.0%
1984 49,247 number -0.3%
1985 49,386 number +0.3%
1986 49,816 number +0.9%
1987 50,483 number +1.3%
1988 51,299 number +1.6%
1989 52,329 number +2.0%
1990 53,704 number +2.6%
1991 55,507 number +3.4%
1992 57,671 number +3.9%
1993 60,202 number +4.4%
1994 62,862 number +4.4%
1995 65,452 number +4.1%
1996 67,775 number +3.5%
1997 71,943 number +6.1%
1998 73,750 number +2.5%
1999 75,236 number +2.0%
2000 76,285 number +1.4%
2001 76,842 number +0.7%
2002 76,855 number +0.0%
2003 76,121 number -1.0%
2004 74,687 number -1.9%
2005 72,649 number -2.7%
2006 70,249 number -3.3%
2007 67,917 number -3.3%
2008 66,132 number -2.6%
2009 64,863 number -1.9%
2010 64,020 number -1.3%
2011 63,398 number -1.0%
2012 62,927 number -0.7%
2013 62,615 number -0.5%
2014 62,388 number -0.4%
2015 62,163 number -0.4%
2016 61,907 number -0.4%
2017 61,561 number -0.6%
2018 61,644 number +0.1%
2019 62,045 number +0.7%
2020 62,619 number +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 50,620 number 46,473 number 52,202 number 10
1980s 50,349 number 49,247 number 52,329 number 10
1990s 64,410 number 53,704 number 75,236 number 10
2000s 72,260 number 64,863 number 76,855 number 10
2010s 62,467 number 61,561 number 64,020 number 10
2020s 62,619 number 62,619 number 62,619 number 1

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 160 Guyana 85,904 number compare
  2. 161 Mauritius 83,856 number compare
  3. 162 Suriname 62,628 number compare
  4. 164 Cyprus 58,195 number compare
  5. 165 Maldives 50,755 number compare
  6. 166 Vanuatu 46,254 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde?
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde was 62,619 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 76,855 number in 2002.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 46,473 number in 1970.
How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Cape Verde ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.