School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 13.31 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde is 13.31 years, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 13.49 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.89 years, in 2001.
That places Cape Verde 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.04 years | — |
| 2001 | 10.89 years | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 11.3 years | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 11.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 11.23 years | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 11.39 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 12.1 years | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 11.97 years | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 12.12 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 12.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12.33 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.65 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 12.82 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 13.4 years | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 13.49 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.4 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 13.49 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.46 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.31 years | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.55 years | 10.89 years | 12.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.15 years | 12.33 years | 13.49 years | 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, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde was 13.31 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 13.49 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.89 years in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release