School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 14,890 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Cape Verde, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 14,890 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 18,254 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6,025 number, in 1970.
That places Cape Verde 163rd 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, female (number) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,025 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,424 number | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 6,507 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 6,493 number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 6,494 number | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6,576 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 6,851 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 7,212 number | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 7,694 number | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 8,254 number | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 8,779 number | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 9,044 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 8,821 number | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 8,510 number | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 8,220 number | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 7,946 number | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 7,732 number | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 7,487 number | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 7,287 number | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 7,120 number | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 7,025 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 10,436 number | +48.6% |
| 1992 | 10,495 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 10,667 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 10,928 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 11,272 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 11,727 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 12,267 number | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 14,512 number | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 15,225 number | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 15,177 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 15,846 number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 16,426 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 16,962 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 17,454 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 17,874 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 18,181 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 18,134 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 18,172 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 18,254 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 18,242 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 17,999 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 17,184 number | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 16,364 number | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 15,676 number | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 15,198 number | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 15,000 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 14,857 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 14,841 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14,869 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 14,890 number | +0.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 14,890 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,196 number, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 14,890 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +48.6% | 7,025 number | 10,436 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,853 number | 6,025 number | 8,254 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,095 number | 7,120 number | 9,044 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,455 number | 7,025 number | 15,225 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,248 number | 15,177 number | 18,254 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,023 number | 14,841 number | 18,242 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,890 number | 14,890 number | 14,890 number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, female in Cape Verde?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Cape Verde was 14,890 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 18,254 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,025 number in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 163rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.