School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 11.72 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cape Verde, 1987–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cape Verde is 11.72 years, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cape Verde peaked at 11.91 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.05 years, in 1987.
Cape Verde ranks 96th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 7.05 years | — |
| 1988 | 7.17 years | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 7.31 years | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 7.6 years | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 8.46 years | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 10.56 years | +24.8% |
| 2002 | 10.87 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 10.78 years | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.59 years | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.68 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.19 years | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 10.99 years | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.19 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 10.93 years | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 10.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.16 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.37 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 11.76 years | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 11.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.91 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.85 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 11.72 years | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 11.67 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.85 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 11.74 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.72 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.18 years | 7.05 years | 7.31 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 8.03 years | 7.6 years | 8.46 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.86 years | 10.56 years | 11.19 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.61 years | 10.98 years | 11.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.77 years | 11.72 years | 11.85 years | 3 |
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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, primary and secondary, male in Cape Verde?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cape Verde was 11.72 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 11.91 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 years in 1987.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 96th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release