School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.003 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde stood at 0.003 years. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 47.5% on the previous year and down 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0974 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.003 years, in 2019.
Cape Verde ranks 120th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0512 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.0547 years | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0759 years | +38.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0974 years | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0615 years | -36.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0511 years | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0482 years | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0625 years | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0663 years | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0686 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0443 years | -35.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 years | -74.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 years | -53.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 years | +32.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 years | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 years | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 years | -35.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0057 years | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 0.003 years | -47.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0632 years | 0.0482 years | 0.0974 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0162 years | 0.003 years | 0.0686 years | 10 |
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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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde was 0.003 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0974 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 years in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 120th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release