School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.56 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
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 secondary, both sexes 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (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)
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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February 2026 Data Release