School age population, secondary education, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, secondary education, female was 29,949 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Cape Verde, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 29,949 number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 37,068 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16,249 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, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,249 number | — |
| 1971 | 16,814 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 17,021 number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 17,202 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 17,574 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 18,198 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 19,153 number | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 20,061 number | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 20,970 number | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 21,665 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 22,087 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 22,125 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 21,447 number | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 20,769 number | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 20,218 number | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 19,748 number | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 19,350 number | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 18,837 number | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 18,467 number | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 18,255 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 18,232 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 21,808 number | +19.6% |
| 1992 | 22,088 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 22,630 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 23,421 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 24,419 number | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 25,601 number | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 26,830 number | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 30,459 number | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 31,797 number | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 32,346 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 33,564 number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 34,599 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 35,459 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 36,155 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 36,709 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 37,068 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 36,814 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 36,472 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 36,036 number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 35,442 number | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 34,648 number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 33,163 number | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 31,959 number | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 31,119 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 30,646 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 30,538 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 30,283 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 30,124 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 30,014 number | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 29,949 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,491 number | 16,249 number | 21,665 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,130 number | 18,255 number | 22,125 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,728 number | 18,232 number | 31,797 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,522 number | 32,346 number | 37,068 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,794 number | 30,014 number | 35,442 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,949 number | 29,949 number | 29,949 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, secondary education, female in Cape Verde?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Cape Verde was 29,949 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 37,068 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,249 number in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.