School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 30,915 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
30,915 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
162nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
38,086 number
in 2002
All-time low
23,943 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Cape Verde, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 30,915 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 38,086 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23,943 number, in 1970.
That places Cape Verde 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,943 number | — |
| 1971 | 25,195 number | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 26,233 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 26,886 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 27,092 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 26,944 number | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 26,447 number | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 25,920 number | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 25,515 number | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 25,303 number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 25,192 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 25,138 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 24,843 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 24,685 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 24,638 number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 24,705 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 24,887 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 25,108 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 25,465 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 25,976 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 26,680 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 27,587 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 28,664 number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 29,906 number | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 31,208 number | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 32,483 number | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 33,637 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 35,651 number | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 36,537 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 37,274 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 37,793 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 38,051 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 38,086 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 37,754 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 37,070 number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 36,067 number | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 34,862 number | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 33,796 number | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 32,930 number | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 32,284 number | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 31,867 number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 31,607 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 31,306 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 31,129 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31,017 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 30,901 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 30,745 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 30,524 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 30,516 number | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 30,668 number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 30,915 number | +0.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 30,915 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 30,915 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,948 number | 23,943 number | 27,092 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,064 number | 24,638 number | 25,976 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,963 number | 26,680 number | 37,274 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,869 number | 32,284 number | 38,086 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,028 number | 30,516 number | 31,867 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,915 number | 30,915 number | 30,915 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 48.74 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 58.16 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Cape Verde?
- School age population, primary education, female in Cape Verde was 30,915 number in 2020, 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 38,086 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,943 number in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.