School age population, primary education, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, primary education, female was 28,629 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Cape Verde, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, female in Cape Verde stood at 28,629.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 38,543 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24,385, in 1973.
Cape Verde ranks 165th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,305 | 24,385 | 27,551 | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,940 | 28,189 | 30,167 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,680 | 30,702 | 38,484 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,283 | 33,033 | 38,543 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,994 | 28,782 | 32,275 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,744 | 28,629 | 28,814 | 6 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 3,031 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Cape Verde?
- School age population, primary education, female in Cape Verde was 28,629 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 38,543 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,385 in 1973.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 165th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release