School age population, upper secondary education, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 15,128 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15,128
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
166th
of 220 countries
All-time high
19,385
in 2009
All-time low
6,319
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Cape Verde, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Cape Verde is 15,128, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Cape Verde peaked at 19,385 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6,319, in 1970.
That places Cape Verde 166th out of 220 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.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,319 | — |
| 1971 | 6,622 | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 6,795 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 6,910 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 7,021 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 7,205 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 7,305 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 7,026 | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 6,914 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 7,182 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 7,554 | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 7,780 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 7,930 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 7,941 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 7,989 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 8,077 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 8,135 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 8,175 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 8,202 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 8,211 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 8,248 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 12,351 | +49.7% |
| 1992 | 12,533 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 12,753 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 13,034 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 13,381 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 13,777 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 14,210 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 15,873 | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 16,444 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 16,320 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 17,032 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 17,707 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 18,241 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 18,623 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 18,894 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 19,090 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 19,242 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 19,349 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 19,385 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 19,308 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 18,887 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 18,145 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 17,339 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 16,575 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 15,940 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 15,356 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 14,797 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 14,380 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 14,226 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 14,346 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 14,570 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 14,873 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 15,002 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 15,051 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 15,128 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,930 | 6,319 | 7,305 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,999 | 7,554 | 8,211 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,260 | 8,248 | 16,444 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,388 | 16,320 | 19,385 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,495 | 14,226 | 19,308 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,828 | 14,346 | 15,128 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 163 Montenegro 16,609 compare
- 164 Brunei Darussalam 16,197 compare
- 165 Guyana 15,383 compare
- 167 Cyprus 14,559 compare
- 168 Luxembourg 14,517 compare
- 169 Bhutan 13,690 compare
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, upper secondary education, male in Cape Verde?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Cape Verde was 15,128 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 19,385 in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,319 in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 166th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release