School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.7 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde, 2000–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 12.7 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 13.48 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.27 years, in 2001.
Cape Verde ranks 105th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 | 11.54 years | — |
| 2001 | 11.27 years | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 11.59 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 11.52 years | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 11.41 years | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.57 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 12.32 years | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 12.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.57 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 12.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.8 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.02 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 13.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.48 years | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 13.4 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 13.14 years | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 13.05 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.95 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 12.7 years | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.87 years | 11.27 years | 12.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.06 years | 12.7 years | 13.48 years | 9 |
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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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 12.7 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 13.48 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.27 years in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 105th out of 183 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 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.