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
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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, 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.