School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 49,368 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cape Verde is 49,368 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 57,289 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17,486 number, in 1970.
That places Cape Verde 163rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,486 number | — |
| 1971 | 20,380 number | +16.6% |
| 1972 | 23,102 number | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 25,168 number | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 26,311 number | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 26,810 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 26,738 number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 25,936 number | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 25,615 number | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 26,195 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 27,704 number | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 30,329 number | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 33,220 number | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 35,702 number | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 37,330 number | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 38,179 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 38,244 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 36,873 number | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 35,395 number | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 34,186 number | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 33,372 number | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 32,191 number | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 32,494 number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 32,911 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 33,354 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 33,797 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 34,279 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 34,639 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 38,598 number | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 40,273 number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 39,754 number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 41,926 number | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 44,410 number | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 46,818 number | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 49,078 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 51,274 number | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 53,438 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 54,498 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 55,279 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 55,862 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 56,325 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 56,819 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 57,289 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 56,950 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 55,888 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 54,364 number | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 52,580 number | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 51,013 number | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 49,368 number | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,374 number | 17,486 number | 26,810 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,716 number | 27,704 number | 38,244 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,591 number | 32,191 number | 40,273 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,234 number | 39,754 number | 55,862 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,511 number | 49,368 number | 57,289 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cape Verde was 49,368 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 57,289 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,486 number in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 163rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.