School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 60,120 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
60,120 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
164th
of 205 countries
All-time high
75,066 number
in 2006
All-time low
32,352 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde is 60,120 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 75,066 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32,352 number, in 1970.
Cape Verde ranks 164th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32,352 number | — |
| 1971 | 33,148 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 32,905 number | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 32,552 number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 32,638 number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 33,314 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 34,796 number | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 36,573 number | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 38,566 number | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 40,309 number | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 41,706 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 42,544 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 41,778 number | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 40,977 number | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 40,307 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 39,631 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 38,878 number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 37,844 number | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 37,273 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 37,136 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 37,371 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 44,884 number | +20.1% |
| 1992 | 45,241 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 46,080 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 47,458 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 49,297 number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 51,532 number | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 53,897 number | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 61,277 number | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 64,005 number | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 65,110 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 67,636 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 69,752 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 71,507 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 72,959 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 74,174 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 75,066 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 74,364 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 73,456 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 72,352 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 70,939 number | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 69,154 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 66,595 number | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 64,450 number | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 62,874 number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 61,926 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 61,620 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 60,954 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 60,524 number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 60,249 number | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 60,120 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34,715 number | 32,352 number | 40,309 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,807 number | 37,136 number | 42,544 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,104 number | 37,371 number | 64,005 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,638 number | 65,110 number | 75,066 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,928 number | 60,249 number | 70,939 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,120 number | 60,120 number | 60,120 number | 1 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde was 60,120 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 75,066 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,352 number in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.