School enrolment in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School enrolment was 67.75 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
67.75
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
87th
of 178 countries
All-time high
73.6
in 2019
All-time low
45.59
in 1999
Years of data
22
1999–2022
School enrolment in Cape Verde, 1999–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 67.75 for school enrolment in 2022.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrolment in Cape Verde peaked at 73.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.59, in 1999.
That places Cape Verde 87th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School enrolment in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 45.59 | — |
| 2001 | 50.92 | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 53.75 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 56.29 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 56.71 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 59.12 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 58.76 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 60.95 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 64.28 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 64.86 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 62.47 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 64.77 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 64.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.96 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.52 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 70.12 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 72.21 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 70.18 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 71.3 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 73.6 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 72.78 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 67.75 | -6.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 67.75 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.31, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 67.75 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.41, 2.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.59 | 45.59 | 45.59 | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.41 | 50.92 | 64.86 | 9 |
| 2010s | 68.09 | 62.47 | 73.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.27 | 67.75 | 72.78 | 2 |
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 enrolment in Cape Verde?
- School enrolment in Cape Verde was 67.75 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.59 in 1999.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school enrolment?
- Cape Verde ranks 87th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrolment rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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