School age population, tertiary education, female in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: School age population, tertiary education, female was 21,709 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Cabo Verde, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Cabo Verde is 21,709, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Cabo Verde peaked at 28,669 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13,173, in 1970.
That places Cabo Verde 167th out of 221 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,127 | 13,173 | 16,357 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,164 | 16,675 | 18,786 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,546 | 18,349 | 22,533 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,132 | 22,242 | 27,748 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,364 | 21,473 | 28,669 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,361 | 19,379 | 21,709 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
- 164 Réunion 30,302 compare
- 165 Suriname 26,914 compare
- 166 Cyprus 23,843 compare
- 168 Macau (China) 20,900 compare
- 169 Western Sahara 19,901 compare
- 170 Montenegro 19,200 compare
More education data for Cabo Verde
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (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)
- 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, female in Cabo Verde?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Cabo Verde was 21,709 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 28,669 in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,173 in 1970.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Cabo Verde ranks 167th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release