School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower was 9.56 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.56 years
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
58th
of 200 countries
All-time high
10.02 years
in 2013
All-time low
8.75 years
in 1999
Years of data
23
1999–2022
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 9.56 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 10.02 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.75 years, in 1999.
Cape Verde ranks 58th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.75 years | — |
| 2001 | 9.3 years | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 9.43 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 9.47 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.32 years | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 9.46 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.69 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 9.58 years | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 9.53 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.48 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 9.62 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 9.73 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 10.02 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 10.01 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.99 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.96 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.89 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.84 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.69 years | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.65 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 9.56 years | -1.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 9.56 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.97 years, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 9.56 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5 years, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.75 years | 8.75 years | 8.75 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.47 years | 9.3 years | 9.69 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.82 years | 9.47 years | 10.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.63 years | 9.56 years | 9.69 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 55 Uzbekistan 9.68 years compare
- 56 Costa Rica 9.67 years compare
- 57 Nauru 9.58 years compare
- 59 Lesotho 9.56 years compare
- 60 United Kingdom 9.54 years compare
- 61 Colombia 9.51 years compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1177 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde was 9.56 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 10.02 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.75 years in 1999.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 58th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release