School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.53 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Cape Verde, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Cape Verde is 1.53 GPI, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Cape Verde peaked at 1.56 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPI, in 2000.
That places Cape Verde 36th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.03 GPI | — |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.14 GPI | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 1.13 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPI | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.25 GPI | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 1.3 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.35 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.29 GPI | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.38 GPI | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 1.38 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5 GPI | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 1.56 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.48 GPI | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.52 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.54 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.53 GPI | -0.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1.53 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1.53 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.35 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 1.56 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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, tertiary, gender parity index in Cape Verde?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Cape Verde was 1.53 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Cape Verde ranks 36th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.