School age population, secondary education, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, secondary education, male was 30,608 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
30,608
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
166th
of 220 countries
All-time high
38,783
in 2007
All-time low
17,040
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, male in Cape Verde, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Cape Verde is 30,608, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Cape Verde peaked at 38,783 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17,040, in 1970.
That places Cape Verde 166th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,040 | — |
| 1971 | 17,890 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 18,424 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 18,821 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 18,732 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 18,604 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 18,447 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 18,447 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 18,742 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 19,442 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 20,202 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 20,418 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 20,667 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 20,807 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 20,952 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 21,100 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 21,198 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 21,265 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 21,323 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 21,379 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 21,515 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 25,881 | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 26,401 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 27,016 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 27,742 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 28,518 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 29,343 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 30,228 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 33,206 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 34,475 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 34,999 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 36,169 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 37,112 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 37,821 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 38,304 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 38,618 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 38,775 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 38,783 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38,599 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 38,215 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 37,685 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 36,695 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 35,329 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 33,890 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 32,442 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 31,206 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 30,281 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 29,700 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 29,434 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 29,412 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 29,537 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 29,682 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 30,068 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 30,326 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 30,510 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 30,608 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,459 | 17,040 | 19,442 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,931 | 20,202 | 21,379 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,432 | 21,515 | 34,475 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,740 | 34,999 | 38,783 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,607 | 29,412 | 37,685 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,122 | 29,537 | 30,608 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 163 Suriname 39,032 compare
- 164 Guyana 39,031 compare
- 165 Montenegro 33,282 compare
- 167 Cyprus 29,509 compare
- 168 Western Sahara 27,025 compare
- 169 Luxembourg 25,547 compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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, male in Cape Verde?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Cape Verde was 30,608 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 38,783 in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,040 in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 166th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release