School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) was 11.57 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde is 11.57 years, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 12.23 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.71 years, in 1972.
Cape Verde ranks 101st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 4.71 years | — |
| 1980 | 7.24 years | +53.5% |
| 1981 | 7.19 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 7.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 7.36 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 8.02 years | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 8.26 years | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 8.42 years | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 8.67 years | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 9.3 years | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 11.44 years | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 11.13 years | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 11.33 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 11.21 years | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 11 years | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.13 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 11.84 years | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 11.81 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.78 years | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 11.99 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.23 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 12.11 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.98 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.85 years | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.76 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.57 years | -1.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 11.57 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.68 years, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 11.57 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.91 years, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +53.5% | 4.71 years | 7.24 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.71 years | 4.71 years | 4.71 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.67 years | 7.19 years | 8.42 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 8.98 years | 8.67 years | 9.3 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.46 years | 11 years | 11.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.91 years | 11.57 years | 12.23 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 98 Saint Lucia 11.64 years compare
- 99 Dominican Republic 11.64 years compare
- 100 Azerbaijan 11.6 years compare
- 102 Serbia 11.55 years compare
- 103 Mongolia 11.52 years compare
- 104 Lesotho 11.52 years compare
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde was 11.57 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 12.23 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.71 years in 1972.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.