Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 97.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde, 1972–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde is 97.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde peaked at 98.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 1980.
That places Cape Verde 73rd out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 84.8% | — |
| 1980 | 79.6% | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 81.8% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 83.3% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 87.0% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 88.6% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 89.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 83.8% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 85.6% | 79.6% | 89.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 83.8% | 90.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 95.1% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 97.0% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.4% | 98.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,878 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.57 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.551 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,969 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.32 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6073 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde was 97.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Cape Verde ranks 73rd out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release