School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 31,704 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
31,704 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
163rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
38,791 number
in 2001
All-time low
22,530 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Cape Verde, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Cape Verde is 31,704 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Cape Verde peaked at 38,791 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 22,530 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, male (number) (School male) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22,530 number | — |
| 1971 | 23,513 number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 24,253 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 24,818 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 25,110 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 25,208 number | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 25,115 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 25,263 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 25,386 number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 25,529 number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 25,631 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 25,638 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25,074 number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 24,729 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 24,609 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 24,681 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 24,929 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 25,375 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 25,834 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 26,353 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 27,024 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 27,920 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 29,007 number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 30,296 number | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 31,654 number | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 32,969 number | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 34,138 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 36,292 number | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 37,213 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 37,962 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 38,492 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 38,791 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 38,769 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 38,367 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 37,617 number | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 36,582 number | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 35,387 number | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 34,121 number | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 33,202 number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 32,579 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 32,153 number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 31,791 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 31,621 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 31,486 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 31,371 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 31,262 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 31,162 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 31,037 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 31,128 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31,377 number | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 31,704 number | +1.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 31,704 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,978 number, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 31,704 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 million number, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,672 number | 22,530 number | 25,529 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,285 number | 24,609 number | 26,353 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,448 number | 27,024 number | 37,962 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,391 number | 32,579 number | 38,791 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,439 number | 31,037 number | 32,153 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,704 number | 31,704 number | 31,704 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, male in Cape Verde?
- School age population, primary education, male in Cape Verde was 31,704 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 38,791 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,530 number in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.