School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.56 years in 2022. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cape Verde, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 9.56 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cape Verde peaked at 10.12 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.45 years, in 2001.
Cape Verde ranks 60th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.45 years | — |
| 2002 | 9.53 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 9.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.49 years | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 9.62 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 9.9 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.76 years | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 9.64 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 9.61 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.59 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 9.74 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.85 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 10.12 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 10.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.08 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.03 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.95 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.9 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.74 years | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.67 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 9.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 9.56 years | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.62 years | 9.45 years | 9.9 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.91 years | 9.59 years | 10.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.65 years | 9.56 years | 9.72 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 57 Costa Rica 9.66 years compare
- 58 Saint Lucia 9.61 years compare
- 59 Uzbekistan 9.59 years compare
- 61 Myanmar 9.55 years compare
- 62 Hong Kong, China 9.54 years compare
- 63 United Kingdom 9.51 years compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, primary and lower secondary, female in Cape Verde?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 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, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 10.12 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.45 years in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 60th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release