School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 74.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Cape Verde, 1972–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 74.7% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Cape Verde peaked at 107.5% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1982.
Cape Verde ranks 85th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 107.5% | — |
| 1973 | 89.5% | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 82.0% | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 93.8% | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | -88.8% |
| 1984 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 23.1% | +112.3% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | +102.7% |
| 2001 | 52.9% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 68.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +112.3% | 10.9% | 23.1% |
| 1999 | +102.7% | 23.1% | 46.8% |
| 1982 | -88.8% | 93.8% | 10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.2% | 82.0% | 107.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 10.5% | 23.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 46.8% | 46.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 52.9% | 69.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 68.4% | 75.7% | 10 |
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 enrollment, preprimary in Cape Verde?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Cape Verde was 74.7% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 107.5% in 1972.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1982.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Cape Verde ranks 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.