School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 24,264 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
24,264 number
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
163rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
28,264 number
in 2012
All-time low
8,789 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, female in Cape Verde, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Cape Verde is 24,264 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 28,264 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8,789 number, in 1970.
Cape Verde ranks 163rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,789 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,197 number | +16.0% |
| 1972 | 11,549 number | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 12,645 number | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 13,384 number | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 13,924 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 14,320 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 14,493 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 14,867 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 15,566 number | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 16,553 number | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 17,870 number | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 19,053 number | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 19,974 number | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 20,448 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 20,516 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 20,167 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 19,183 number | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 18,238 number | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 17,488 number | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 16,933 number | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 16,411 number | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 16,276 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 16,233 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 16,276 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 16,410 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 16,654 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 16,950 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 19,247 number | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 20,171 number | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 19,970 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 21,055 number | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 22,169 number | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 23,259 number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 24,294 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 25,302 number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 26,283 number | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 26,729 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 27,038 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 27,289 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 27,567 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 27,991 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 28,264 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 28,135 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 27,618 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 26,841 number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 25,893 number | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 25,088 number | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 24,264 number | -3.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 24,264 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 222,795 number, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 24,264 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,973 number | 8,789 number | 15,566 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,949 number | 16,553 number | 20,516 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,156 number | 16,233 number | 20,171 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,339 number | 19,970 number | 27,289 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,851 number | 24,264 number | 28,264 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 48.74 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 58.16 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,534 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,991 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,978 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,831 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Cape Verde?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Cape Verde was 24,264 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 28,264 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,789 number in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 163rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.