School age population, tertiary education, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, tertiary education, male was 23,843 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23,843
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
167th
of 221 countries
All-time high
30,826
in 2011
All-time low
12,794
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, tertiary education, male in Cape Verde, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, male in Cape Verde stood at 23,843.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Cape Verde peaked at 30,826 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12,794, in 1970.
Cape Verde ranks 167th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12,794 | — |
| 1971 | 13,674 | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 14,104 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 14,300 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 14,443 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 14,595 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 14,588 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 14,691 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 14,815 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 14,783 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 14,934 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 15,351 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 16,015 | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 16,717 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 17,335 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 17,786 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 18,112 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 18,312 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 18,397 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 18,496 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 18,663 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 18,306 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 18,526 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 18,745 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 18,991 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 19,280 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 19,628 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 20,059 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 22,420 | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 23,107 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 22,822 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 23,639 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 24,591 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 25,611 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 26,665 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 27,674 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 28,551 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 29,274 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 29,852 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 30,293 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 30,667 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 30,826 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 30,642 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 30,235 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 29,564 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 28,598 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 27,469 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 26,260 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 25,038 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 23,919 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 22,997 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 22,373 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 22,625 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 22,941 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 23,364 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 23,843 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,279 | 12,794 | 14,815 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,146 | 14,934 | 18,496 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,772 | 18,306 | 23,107 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,897 | 22,822 | 30,293 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,322 | 23,919 | 30,826 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,024 | 22,373 | 23,843 | 6 |
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More education data for Cape 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, male in Cape Verde?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Cape Verde was 23,843 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 30,826 in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,794 in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 167th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release