School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 29,831 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
29,831 number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
164th
of 205 countries
All-time high
36,839 number
in 2006
All-time low
11,924 number
in 1975
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 29,831 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 36,839 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11,924 number, in 1975.
That places Cape Verde 164th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12,127 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,869 number | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 12,815 number | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 12,488 number | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 12,137 number | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 11,924 number | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 12,179 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 12,790 number | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 13,745 number | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 14,918 number | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 16,129 number | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 16,931 number | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 16,724 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 16,382 number | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 16,126 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 15,869 number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 15,585 number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 15,042 number | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 14,647 number | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 14,428 number | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 14,438 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 21,654 number | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 21,743 number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 21,959 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 22,311 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 22,841 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 23,626 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 24,608 number | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 29,166 number | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 30,623 number | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 30,519 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 31,913 number | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 33,111 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 34,209 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 35,230 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 36,130 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 36,839 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 36,718 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 36,708 number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 36,714 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36,487 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 35,818 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 34,414 number | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 32,966 number | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 31,714 number | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 30,821 number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 30,411 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 30,023 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 29,881 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 29,844 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 29,831 number | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,799 number | 11,924 number | 14,918 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,786 number | 14,428 number | 16,931 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,297 number | 14,438 number | 30,623 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,809 number | 30,519 number | 36,839 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,238 number | 29,844 number | 36,487 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,831 number | 29,831 number | 29,831 number | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cape Verde was 29,831 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 36,839 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,924 number in 1975.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.