School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.1 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cape Verde, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cape Verde is 1.1 GPIA, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cape Verde peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Cape Verde 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 9 |
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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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cape Verde?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cape Verde was 1.1 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Cape Verde ranks 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release